On Average, Each RI Family Will Pay $300 for Pawtucket Minor League Soccer Stadium
The Biz of Sports
On average, each Rhode Island family will pay hundreds of dollars for the Pawtucket minor league soccer stadium.
EXCLUSIVE: Pawtucket Soccer Stadium Construction Fails to Deliver on Jobs
GoLocalProv News Team
The construction of the Pawtucket minor league soccer stadium — Tidewater Landing — was supposed to be a job creator... Read More
Voters Got Zero Say on the $132M Soccer Stadium Debt - Ken Block
Ken Block, Guest MINDSETTER™
The Rhode Island Commerce Corporation is again at the center of a dubious taxpayer-funded deal. History has already... Read More
Bloomberg: "Taxpayers Are Paying Dearly" for Pawtucket Soccer Stadium
GoLocalProv News Team
A feature published in Bloomberg — the global business publication — writes, “Taxpayers are paying dearly to bring a... Read More
EXCLUSIVE: Cost of Pawtucket Soccer Stadium Borrowing Explodes, Bonds Scheduled to Close Today
GoLocalProv Business Team
The cost of public borrowing for Tidewater Landing, the minor league soccer stadium in Pawtucket, has exploded. The... Read More
EXCLUSIVE: Soccer Stadium Financing is Riddled With Questions, Says Former Financial Advisor
GoLocalProv News Team
GoLocal has secured a copy of the "confidential" letter sent to City of Pawtucket officials by its then-municipal advisor,... Read More
EXCLUSIVE: Pawtucket to Borrow $48.450 Million to Fund Soccer Stadium, Say Preliminary Bond Docs
GoLocalProv News Team and Josh Fenton
The City of Pawtucket is poised to borrow $48,450,000 to fund a minor league soccer stadium. Under the financing scheme,... Read More
EXCLUSIVE: Cost of Soccer Stadium Soars by $13.7M — 70% Increase in 2 Years, Now $137.7M
GoLocalProv News Team
GoLocal has secured a key consulting document for the proposed City of Pawtucket’s bond issuance to finance the proposed... Read More
EXCLUSIVE: Financial Advisor on Pawtucket Soccer Stadium Deal Resigns Over “Concerns”
GoLocalProv Business Team
GoLocal has received a copy of a letter to the City of Pawtucket and the Pawtucket Redevelopment Agency from its municipal... Read More
Brett Johnson Has Used Unbuilt Pawtucket Soccer Stadium as Collateral for Personal Loans
GoLocalProv News Team and Josh Fenton
GoLocal has secured copies of financial documents that unveil that Brett Johnson, the head of Fortuitous Partners, has used... Read More
Soccer Stadium Developer Took Tens of Thousands in Ticket Deposits - Refuses to Offer Refund Policy
GoLocalProv News Team
Failing soccer stadium developer Brett Johnson and Fortuitous Partners are refusing to post a refund policy for the... Read More