Rhode Island’s third-largest city, Warwick, faces growing questions about its budget outlook. To take a wider look at the fiscal health of the state’s Read more...
R.I. Infrastructure Bank highlights projects during ‘Infrastructure Week’
The R.I. Infrastructure Bank marked “Infrastructure Week” with a series of announcements on water treatment and road improvement projects, and a key Read more...
A lurking danger for R.I.’s drinking water
In September 2017, the Rhode Island Department of Health discovered that the well that serves Collins’ home and some 34 others in Oakland village was Read more...
Water treatment plant on track for 2020 opening
City officials and representatives of the Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank gathered Tuesday morning to celebrate the progress on the Woonsocket Water Read more...
City continues to borrow through Infrastructure Bank, saves big money
Last week’s announcement that the city will receive another $1.9 million loan through the Rhode Infrastructure Bank to resurface local roadways marked Read more...
Portsmouth selected for program to protect against climate change
Whether it is flooding in a coastal area or a hurricane, the town of Portsmouth hopes to be as prepared as possible for disasters.The Municipal Read more...
Did you thank a nurse today?
Donna Elliott of Harrisville says nurses may not be angels, but they are the next best thing.Elliott’s nurse, Samantha Bousquet, works for Read more...
The J. Goodison Co. success story in Quonset
Quonset Business Park is the leading engine of economic growth and job creation in Rhode Island. The continued success of Quonset’s over 200 diverse Read more...
My Turn: Jeffrey Diehl: Meeting the growing needs of Rhode Island’s infrastructure
Brick by brick, dollar by dollar, infrastructure projects across the state are improving the lives of Rhode Islanders while putting thousands of Read more...
R.I.’s unknown, essential lender
For the past 30 years, the bank has gone about the unglamorous job of financing more than $2.1 billion in various infrastructure projects, saving Read more...
A hospice patient’s final request was to watch the Battle of Winterfell. The ‘Game of Thrones’ cast did her one better
Cast members of Game of Thrones surpassed the expectations of an 88-year-old hospice patient in Providence, Rhode Island.Claire Walton jokingly Read more...
Game of Thrones Stars Help Grant 88-Year-Old Hospice Patient’s Last Wish
Game of Thrones stars are coming together to fulfill an 88-year-old's last wish.Over the weekend, Claire Walton expressed to her caretakers that Read more...
‘Game of Thrones’ cast members send video greetings to R.I. woman in hospice care
The nurses attending to an 88-year-old hospice patient regarded her request as her last wish: she wanted to watch the third episode of the current Read more...
‘Be prepared,’ a BSA plate is in the making
Alan J. Whittaker knows what it is like to be an Eagle Scout and to have the Eagle license plate.Whittaker was a member of Troop 1 Conimicut when Read more...
R.I. Infrastructure Bank announces first 5 participants in Municipal Resilience Program
The Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank announced Monday the five municipalities that will participate in the initial round of its Municipal Resilience Read more...