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Offshore wind training is picking up speed

If the global offshore wind industry is hitting some headwinds, it’s not so obvious at the Community College of Rhode Island. Although situated inland in...

TD Bank to pay $3B in historic money-laundering settlement with the Justice Department 

WASHINGTON (AP) – TD Bank will pay approximately $3 billion in a historic settlement with U.S. authorities who said Thursday that the financial institution's lax...
NORMAND DUQUETTE, at right, senior vice president of Starkweather & Shepley Inc, serves as the moderator during one of the panel discussions at Providence Business News' 2024 Cybersecurity AI and Tech Summit at the Crowne Plaza Providence-Warwick on Thursday. Participating in the discussion on strategies for controlling external risk is, from left, Peter Reid, Johnson & Wales University assistant professor of information technology; Rick Norberg, Vertikal6 Inc. CEO; Brian J. Lamoureux, Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O'Gara LLC partner; and Kim Keever, Cox Communications Inc. chief information security officer and senior vice president. / PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

Promise, threats associated with AI, cybersecurity take center stage at PBN summit

WARWICK – When talking about artificial intelligence, Rhode Island College professor Tim Henry encourages his students to think of the software like an uneducated...

Providence poised to ban construction of new gas stations

PROVIDENCE – The City Council is moving toward prohibiting the construction of new gas stations within city limits.  The council's Committee on Ordinances approved an...
BRYANT UNIVERSITY'S annual Giving Day on Wednesday raised a new-record $3.03 million. / COURTESY BRYANT UNIVERSITY

Bryant University’s annual Giving Day sets new fundraising record, raises $3.03M

SMITHFIELD – Bryant University’s annual Giving Day once again raised the bar to a new level. The university’s 24-hour fundraising campaign on Wednesday raised $3.03...

Smiley makes offer to school district to help close budget gap

PROVIDENCE – City Hall has offered to provide $1 million in additional funding to the Providence Public School District to help address its budget deficit...

U.S. inflation reaches lowest point since February 2021, though some price pressures remain  

WASHINGTON (AP) – Inflation in the United States dropped last month to its lowest point since it first began surging more than three years...

North Attleboro insurance broker sentenced to 18 months for wire fraud

PROVIDENCE – A North Attleboro insurance broker has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for fraudulently collecting $137,000 in sales commissions, U.S....

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Casting a MALL PALL: Despite uncertain future, Providence Place remains key...

Decades ago, city and state leaders eagerly jumped on a cross-country flight to secure Seattle-based retailer Nordstrom Inc. as an anchor tenant for Providence Place when it was just a proposed mall on the edge of downtown Providence. The massive retail complex would be crucial to the city’s renaissance, leaders argued, an economic engine that would reestablish the downtown as...

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Breast Cancer Awareness Month Check-In: A Conversation with Shannon Champagne and Jessica Marfeo, RN

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. One in eight American women will be diagnosed with the disease. Today Shannon Champagne, Manager, Diagnostic Imaging, and...

Preparing for Potential Tax Changes

The upcoming 2024 election will have a major impact on tax policy, specifically provisions created by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). If...

How the Fastest Growing and Most ­Innovative Companies Utilize ­Technology for Their Success

As the Managing Director of RIHub, Rhode Island’s Innovation Hub, I have the privilege of working alongside an innovative group of ‘high growth’ business...

AP&S Welcomes Meaghan E. Kelly

Meaghan Kelly has joined the firm’s Trusts & Estates Group. Meaghan’s practice focuses on all aspects of trusts and estates – including estate and tax...

AP&S Welcomes Julyssa M. Tavares

Julyssa Tavares is a member of the firm’s litigation group; her practice includes defending both individuals and businesses in a wide variety of matters...

DarrowEverett Welcomes Partner Joanna M. Achille

Joanna M. Achille is the Co-Chair of DarrowEverett's Family Law Practice Group whose practice concentrates on complex family court and fiduciary litigation. Joanna offers...

Saint Elizabeth Home Care Receives National Award

Warwick, RI – Saint Elizabeth Home Care has been recognized by Strategic Healthcare Programs (SHP) as a “Superior Performer” for achieving an overall patient satisfaction...

DBVW Architects Announces Promotions and New Shareholders

Longtime members of DBVW Architects Karissa Kuhns, AIA, LEED AP; Tami Hughes; and Nealia Morrison, AIA, AP LEED BD+C, have been promoted to Associate...

Debug Pest Control Named Best Places to Work in...

Smithfield, RI – Debug Pest Control, a family-owned business in Smithfield, Rhode Island, has been honored as the 2024 Best Place to Work in...

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