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For Rhode Island businesses that spent years preparing to enter the state’s expanding adult-use cannabis market, the licensing process has become a costly reset.
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MIKEL awarded $64M Navy contract for Washington state division
MIDDLETOWN – MIKEL Inc., an undersea warfare technology company, has been awarded a five-year, $64 million prime contract from the U.S. Navy to provide engineering...
R.I. getting $7.4M in federal funding to assist disabled renters
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is receiving $7.4 million in federal funding to help subsidize rent for residents living with disabilities, the state’s congressional delegation...
Election26: Talan puts spending, education at center of Providence mayoral bid
(Editor’s note: This is the third and final story in an occasional series speaking with Providence mayoral candidates about their vision for the city’s...
R.I. rural health projects take shape with $156M federal award
The federal government infused $50 billion into rural healthcare last July when President Donald Trump signed into law H.R. 1, also known as the...
Starbucks to shutter 250 stores in North America this week in 2nd wave of...
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Rhode Island Medical Imaging launches inaugural CEO search
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Brown University Health eliminates several senior level roles
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AT WHAT COSTS? PBN survey: Businesses haven’t lost all hope despite...
Rhode Island business owners and executives are feeling better about their companies than they did a year ago, but that does not mean they are feeling good, according to Providence Business News’ 2026 Summer Business Survey.
The latest survey results show a business community adapting to a difficult operating environment, with rising healthcare, labor, materials and energy costs putting pressure...
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Top performers guard their calendars, delegate relentlessly and optimize every hour of the day. Health, ironically, is often the first thing pushed to "someday."...
A modernized health plan: Supporting cost management and the employee experience.
The Surest health plan came from a group of innovators wondering: What if health care was easier to shop for? What if care options...
Selling Luxury Real Estate Requires More Than Exposure
By Emilio DiSpirito IV
License Partner | Private Office Advisor
Engel & Völkers Oceanside
www.DiSpiritoteam.com
Selling a luxury home is not the same as selling a typical property.
The...
Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C. Welcomes Amanda Rotimi
Amanda Rotimi joins the firm as an associate in the Litigation Department. Amanda recently completed a term as a law clerk to Judge Lara...
Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C. Welcomes Zachary Domian
Zachary Domian joins the firm as an associate in the firm’s Business & Corporate and Real Estate Groups. His practice focuses on commercial real...
AIPSO Appoints Les Willis President and CEO
AIPSO is pleased to announce that Executive Vice President Les Willis was appointed President and CEO, effective July 1, 2026.
Mr. Willis served as a...
Dumpster Rental Rhode Island: PVD Dumpster Rentals Doubles Fleet,...
CRANSTON, R.I. — PVD Dumpster Rentals has doubled its dumpster fleet as it heads into its second year in business and expands service to...
MG Commercial Welcomes Jack Cordischi as Sales and Leasing...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — August 26, 2026 — MG Commercial Real Estate is pleased to announce that Jack Cordischi has joined the firm as a...
Aptt Law Represents Buyer in Acquisition of Wild Birds...
EAST GREENWICH, R.I., Aug. 20, 2026 -- Rhode Island law firm Aptt Law LLC advised Welcome Ideas, LLC, doing business as Wild Birds Unlimited...
