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Rhode Island Foundation Names Carmen Díaz-Jusino Officer of Strategic Initiative

PROVIDENCE, RI –Carmen Díaz-Jusino has been appointed Strategic Initiative Officer at the Rhode Island Foundation, where she will be responsible for directing the Foundation’s activities and grantmaking for economic security.   “Carmen’s diverse experience in small business development and her job training make her a natural to lead our strategic priority of economic security,” said […]Read More

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State Senator Samuel Zurier Endorses Sandra Cano for Congress

PROVIDENCE, RI – State Senator Samuel Zurier (SD3 East Side of Providence) today announced his support and endorsement of Sandra Cano in the race for Congressional District One. Zurier joins his fellow East Side progressive leaders State Representative Edith Ajello, State Representative Rebecca Kislak, former State Senator Gayle Goldin, and State Senator Meghan Kallman, who represents […]Read More

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PVDFest Announces Return of Artisan Markets

PROVIDENCE, RI– PVDFest today announced that dozens of independent artisans and makers curated by some of Providence’s favorite market managers will join this year’s festival for a weekend of shopping and community experiences along the Providence River. “Providence is known around the country for its makers, designers and innovators,” said Mayor Brett P. Smiley. “I […]Read More

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RIPTA Announces Downtown Transit Center Development Partners

Providence, Rhode Island, August 23, 2023… The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) Board of Directors voted today (unanimously) to engage Next Wave Rhode Island Partners in a public-private partnership (P3) to design and construct a new downtown transit center in Providence. Next Wave Partners is a consortium comprised of a number of Rhode Island-based companies […]Read More

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RIHEBC Closes On $93.5 Million Bond to Finance New Central

PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Health and Educational Building Corporation (RIHEBC) closed on a $93,520,000 bond issue to finance the construction, furnishing, and ‎equipping of a new 123,844 square-foot high school in the City of Central Falls at the corner of Lonsdale Avenue and Higginson Avenue. The new high school will replace the existing Central Falls High […]Read More

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Sandra Cano Launches Final TV Ad

PAWTUCKET, RI – On the birthday of her daughter and first child, Arianna Hallel, State Senator Sandra Cano, a Democrat running for U.S. Congress, today released her final television ad, titled “Elect a Mom”. The ad features women of all ages highlighting what needs to be done in Congress. The ad begins with eleven-year-old, Ruby, […]Read More