Local non-profits will use federal funds to provide homeless with housing, support PROVIDENCE, RI – U.S. Senator Jack Reed today announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is awarding a total of $5.9 million in Continuum of Care (CoC) grants for Rhode Island homeless assistance programs. This federal funding will support […]Load more...
PROVIDENCE, RI – Mayor Jorge O. Elorza announced the first of a series of neighborhood school painting projects in Providence Public Schools. This on-going project series is part of Mayor Elorza’s One Providence initiative aimed at protecting and serving every resident of the city regardless of race, ethnicity, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, political […]Load more...
PROVIDENCE, RI-The City Council’s Finance Committee tonight held a public hearing and finalized the vetting process for the Elorza administration’s precedent-setting five year tentative agreement with the firefighter’s union. Dissatisfied with the contract’s terms, with no confidence in the administration’s fiscal note, Finance Committee members sent the contract to the full Council without a recommendation. […]Load more...
PROVIDENCE, RI – Mayor Jorge O. Elorza announced today Emily Crowell will serve as Communications Director for the City of Providence. «Emily is dynamic and is a natural fit for the position,» said Mayor Jorge Elorza. «Both Victor and Emily have served our team since I took office and I look forward to working with […]Load more...
WASHINGTON – Legislation introduced by Rep. Jim Langevin (D-RI) and Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-TX) was signed into law Friday to strengthen collaborative cybersecurity research and development efforts between the United States and Israel. The pair of lawmakers introduced the United States-Israel Advanced Research Partnership Act of 2016 (H.R. 5877) after returning from a congressional delegation […]Load more...
CRANSTON, RI. (December 16, 2016) – The American Red Cross is helping one family — two adults and four children — after a fire on Lambert Street, Cranston. The Red Cross provided assistance to meet the family’s immediate needs. Responders included: Bob Foti and George Primmer. The Red Cross is also providing comfort kits containing […]Load more...
Global company Virgin Pulse, part of Sir Richard Branson’s famed Virgin Group, will expand its operation in downtown Providence by more than 400 percent Governor Gina M. Raimondo made her second major jobs announcement of the week today during a State Room press conference with senior executives from Virgin Pulse, leaders from the General Assembly, […]Load more...
Advances Vision, Key Recommendations to Sustain and Grow State’s Outdoor Recreation Industry PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Rhode Island Outdoor Recreation Council – created by Governor Gina M. Raimondo and composed of government, community and industry leaders – released its final report today, outlining a new vision for outdoor recreation in the state. The report, which […]Load more...
Project Expected to Generate an Additional 100 Million in Revenues to the State over the Next 20 Years The I-195 Redevelopment District Commission and the Rhode Island Commerce Corporation, in collaboration with Wexford Science and Technology, today announced signed letters of intent to lease space in the Phase 1 Innovation Building to be developed in […]Load more...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor Gina M. Raimondo join representatives from Wexford Science & Technology, Cambridge Innovation Center, Brown University, and Mayor Jorge Elorza at Brown University’s Institute for Computational and Experimental Research in Mathematics offices. “This is the first major project. It’s a transformative project,” Raimondo said during a news conference. They discuss Wexford’s agreement […]Load more...