Cassius Shuman
As home repair costs rise, policies may need update
As Tropical Storm Henri approached Rhode Island on Aug. 22, homeowners cleared their porches of furniture and battened down the hatches, fearing the havoc...
Enrollment ‘headwinds’ coming for local colleges
Colleges and universities in Rhode Island will need to find creative ways to draw in promising students in the face of a steep enrollment...
Block Island cable reburial project to resume in October
NEW SHOREHAM – National Grid Rhode Island will be reassembling crews on Block Island in October with the intent of reburying an exposed portion...
R.I. hotel industry projecting $107.8M less in business travel revenue in...
PROVIDENCE – A new report has found that Rhode Island’s hotel industry is projected to end the year with $107.8 million less revenue from...
Lardaro: R.I. economy posts highest possible CCI value in July
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island economic recovery from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated in earnest in July.
The state's current conditions index value...
Rhode Island businesses suffering workforce attendance issue
PROVIDENCE – A group of Rhode Island business leaders recently held an impromptu meeting and the main topic of discussion was how a lack...
Five Questions With: Jeff Sweenor
Jeff Sweenor is the CEO and president of Sweenor Builders Inc., which he founded in 1989 in South Kingstown.
Sweenor has been featured as...
Single-family home on East Side of Providence sells for $1.3M
PROVIDENCE – A colonial single-family home at 130 Slater Ave. on the city’s East Side sold recently for $1.3 million, according to Residential Properties...
R.I. Commerce hires Kimble-Huntley for chief marketing officer role
PROVIDENCE - After a nationwide search, the R.I. Commerce Corp. has hired Anika Kimble-Huntley as its chief marketing officer.
Kimble-Huntley will be charged with working...
AN ENGINEER’S ATTITUDE: At RWU, Miaoulis revels in opportunities to solve...
(Editor’s note: This is the second installment in an occasional series of interviews with the state’s new wave of higher education leaders. You can...


















