Rhode Island Convention Center
United States Senator Lincoln Chafee -- State of Rhode Island -- Republican
Senator Chafee has announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) has approved the application of the Providence Community Health Centers, Inc. for an EDA grant. Totaling $500,000, the EDA funds will assist in the reuse of a historic site in South Providence to expand the Providence Community Health Centers. The Centers are expected to create 100 new jobs and generate private investment of approximately $7 million. (06/24/05) ... [Read More]
SBA - RHODE ISLAND District Office - Local Resources
RI Procurement Technical Assistance Center (RIPTAC) ... Center for Design and Business ... Newport County Convention & Visitors Bureau ... [Read More]
Rhode Island Celebrates Its Second Annual Statewide Girl Power! Day
After the resounding success of its statewide program last year, the Rhode Island Department of Human Services hosted its second annual Girl Power! Day on October 23, 1999, in Providence, RI. The event, held from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Rhode Island Convention Center, was offered free to the public. The program was geared toward girls age 9 to 18 and their families. ... [Read More]
Governor Donald L. Carcieri, Rhode Island: Events Gallery 2003
Governor Carcieri shares his delight with the Grand Opening of the New Providence netWORKri Center. The Center is a "one-stop" career center where job seekers can find counselors, aptitude testing, state-of-the-art resources, andmore; There are English as a Second Language classes, General Equivalency Degree (GED) preparation and job training to become certified nurse's assistants and medical office assistants. This is a partnership of Department of Labor and Training, Department of Education, Deparment of Elderly Affairs, Department of Human Services as well as AFL-CIO Dislocated Workers Program. Goodwill Industries, and Workforce Solutions of Providence/Cranston. October 16, 2003. ... [Read More]
Rhode Island Justice Commission - Victims of Crime
Sexual assault & trauma resource center of Rhode Island ... Center for Hispanic Policy & Advocacy ... [Read More]
U.S. Representative Jim Langevin, Rhode Island's 2nd Congressional District
At the age of sixteen, Jim was injured while working with the Warwick Police Department in the Boy Scout Explorer program. A gun accidentally discharged and a bullet struck Jim, leaving him paralyzed. The tremendous outpouring of support from his community inspired Jim to give something back. He ran as a State Delegate to Rhode Island's Constitutional Convention in 1986 and served as its Secretary. Two years later, he won election to the Rhode Island House of Representatives, where he established a reputation as a hard-working reformer committed to good government. ... [Read More]
Terrorism & Biological Warfare
Both chemical and biological agents can be delivered by a variety of means including dispersal via explosive devices (chemical or bio-bombs), mechanical devices such a crop dusting aircraft, mosquito control trucks, or garden spray devices, or dispersal through a building's water or ventilation system. Additionally, conventional standoff attack on chemical plants, bioengineering facilities, or goods in transit (i.e., an intentional hazmat incident) must be considered. Such routine shipments offer a prime target, either for hijacking in order to appropriate the materials or a more conventional attack aimed at extortion or the release of the agents. ... [Read More]
United States Senator Lincoln Chafee -- State of Rhode Island -- Republican
Senator Chafee has announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) has approved the application of the Providence Community Health Centers, Inc. for an EDA grant. Totaling $500,000, the EDA funds will assist in the reuse of a historic site in South Providence to expand the Providence Community Health Centers. The Centers are expected to create 100 new jobs and generate private investment of approximately $7 million. (06/24/05) ... [Read More]
2005 Women's Health Week Events in Rhode Island
Rhode Island Convention Center ... Join Thundermist Health Center in celebrating National Women's Health Week. Thundermist offers a full scope women's health services. Rite Care, Medicaid, Medicare, and most insurances are accepted. There is also a sliding fee scale for uninsured patients who qualify. ... Pilgrim Senior Center ... [Read More]
Rhode Island’s Disability Business Enterprise Law
(16) "Public agency" shall mean the Rhode Island industrial recreational building authority, the Rhode Island economic development corporation, the Rhode Island industrial facilities corporation, the Rhode Island refunding bond authority, the Rhode Island housing and mortgage finance corporation, the Rhode Island resource recovery corporation, the Rhode Island public transit authority, the Rhode Island student loan authority, the Howard development corporation, the water resources board corporate, the Rhode Island health and education building corporation, the Rhode Island higher education assistance authority, the Rhode Island turnpike and bridge authority, the Blackstone Valley district commission, the Narragansett Bay water quality management district commission, the Rhode Island telecommunications authority, the convention center authority, the Channel 36 foundation, the Rhode Island lottery commission their successors and assigns, any other body corporate and politic whi ... [Read More]
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