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RISD to double payments to Providence
The Rhode Island School of Design will more than double its annual payments to the city, contributing $2.75 million over 11 years in addition to payments made under an existing agreement, the city announced Thursday. more
R.I. nonprofits receive grants to combat veteran homelessness
Two veteran advocacy nonprofits – Operation Stand Down Rhode Island and Veterans Inc. – will receive grants to help prevent and end homelessness among veterans, lawmakers announced Wednesday more
Marino tapped as OMB director
Former Senate Fiscal Advisor, Peter M. Marino, will be the first director of the new Office of Management and Budget, Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee announced Wednesday morning at the Statehouse. more
Collaboration of economic sectors called key to recovery
Collaboration between all of the state’s economic sectors is key to its fiscal recovery, according to the officials and industry leaders who spoke at a Wednesday morning breakfast panel centered on fostering Rhode Island’s entrepreneurial success. more
New England CPI rises 1.5 percent in June
The Consumer Price Index for was essentially unchanged in June in New England, rising 1.5 percent to 245.2 the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Tuesday. more
| 7/17/12
State, URI open online energy database
The first Rhode Island-specific energy information clearinghouse, RIEnergy.org, has been produced in a partnership between the state and the University of Rhode Island. more
| 7/17/12
RBS refuses to turn over data to Canadian regulators
Citizen Bank parent the Royal Bank of Scotland is one of more than 10 banks under scrutiny from authorities in a rate-rigging scandal and is refusing to turn over information to Canadian regulators, according to The New York Times. more
| 7/17/12
EPA amends Woonasquatucket River site cleanup
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued an amendment to the proposed cleanup plan for the removal of dioxin at the Centredale Manor superfund site in North Providence. more
Transportation first study for new office
The new Office of Management and Budget will conduct a study of the state’s transportation programs, Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee announced Monday afternoon at a RIPTA board meeting. more
Morgan to leave EDC
Susan Morgan, the chief financial officer of the R.I. Economic Development Corporation, will be leaving the quasi-government organization, EDC spokeswoman Judy Chong told Providence Business News on Monday afternoon. more
| 7/16/12
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