The Public Radio & CEG - Mon July 24, 2023
Providence, R.I., Beginning Upgrades to Fox Point Hurricane Barrier to Stem Floods
The mayor of Providence, R.I., Brett P. Smiley, announced July 10 that $1.5 million in repairs to the city's Fox Point Hurricane Barrier will get under way July 24. The project is designed to replace the underground hydraulics of the sewer gates located at the intersection of Allens Avenue and Henderson Street....
Brown University - Mon June 19, 2023
Brown University Approves Building New Indoor Athletic Practice Facility
Officials at Brown University, an Ivy League school in Providence, R.I., have approved proceeding with choosing an architect to design a new indoor practice facility to replace an existing outdoor field on campus....
Brown University - Mon June 12, 2023
Rhode Island's Brown University to Present Plans for New Life Sciences Building in June
After key approvals by its governing board in late May, Brown University will present plans for a new Integrated Life Sciences Building (ILSB) during a series of public meetings in June, the Providence, R.I., college announced June 1....
Newport Buzz & CEG - Tue May 30, 2023
Rhode Island Senators Help Land $9M for Upgrades, Planning at Warwick's Airport
More than $9 million in federal funding for operational upgrades and planning at T.F. Green International Airport in Warwick, R.I., has been awarded to the Rhode Island Airport Corporation (RIAC), due to the efforts of the state's top two elected officials in Washington....
Westerly Sun - Thu May 25, 2023
Westerly, R.I., to Receive State Funds to Address Lack of Affordable Housing
Rhode Island's recent push to inject millions of dollars into 23 projects that create affordable housing statewide will benefit a Westerly developer with plans to build off Wells Street in the community, the Westerly Sun reported May 20....
Providence Journal - Mon May 15, 2023
Rhode Island's State Health Lab in Providence Could Begin Construction in June
Since last fall, through rain and shine, snow and sleet, a sign at the corner of Clifford and Richmond streets in Providence, R.I.'s Jewelry District has pronounced the empty grass-covered lot as the future home of a building that will one day house the state's new health lab....
Brown University - Mon May 15, 2023
Proposed Project in Providence, R.I., Includes Adjacent Brown University Property
A proposed project on former Interstate 195 land in Providence, R.I., includes an adjacent property owned by Brown University to create a long-term plan that would feature an economically beneficial mix of commercial and residential use....
State of Rhode Island Newsroom - Wed April 26, 2023
Rhode Island Governor Kicks Off State's Road Building Season at I-95 Project
With the spring weather warm enough to begin Rhode Island's 2023 road and bridge construction season, Gov. Dan McKee led a contingent of state and local leaders in a groundbreaking ceremony on April 13 to kick off the multiple projects scheduled for the year....
Office of Gov. Dan McKee - Wed April 12, 2023
Rhode Island Governor Tours Infrastructure Upgrades at Port of Davisville's Pier 1
Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee took a tour April 6 of ongoing construction work to upgrade the infrastructure at the Port of Davisville's Pier 1, located on the west side of Narragansett Bay near its mouth....
The Providence Journal & Office of U.S. Sen. Jack Reed - Wed March 22, 2023
NOAA to Build $150M Marine Research Facility at Rhode Island's Naval Station Newport
The Biden administration is preparing to build a $150 million marine facility at Naval Station Newport in Rhode Island that will serve as home port for four federal research vessels, U.S. Sen. Jack Reed announced March 15....
