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SPEAKING ARRANGEMENT: R.I. House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi will be the guest speaker of Northern Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce’s Virtual Eggs and Issues event on Jan. 14. / COURTESY R.I. GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Editor’s Choice: Northern Rhode Island Chamber to host new R.I. House...

EDITOR’S CHOICE Northern Rhode Island Chamber to host new R.I. House speaker R.I. House speaker K. JOSEPH SHEKARCHI, D-Warwick, will be the guest speaker of...
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Raimondo nominated as Biden’s commerce secretary

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo has been officially nominated as President-elect Joseph R. Biden’s commerce secretary, Biden announced Thursday. Raimondo still has two years...

R.I. legislative employees to work remotely following D.C. violence

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island legislative employees are working from home Thursday out of caution because of violence at the U.S. Capitol Wednesday afternoon, when...

Shekarchi sworn in as new House speaker

PROVIDENCE – Seated amongst mask-wearing, socially distanced, legislative colleagues in Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium, Rep. K. Joseph Shekarchi, a Warwick Democrat, was elected House speaker...
BRETT SMILEY, R.I. Director of Administration, is offering eligible state employees a retirement incentive package authorized for 2021. / COURTESY BRETT SMILEY

R.I. offering retirement incentive for eligible state workers

PROVIDENCE – Due to financial uncertainty caused by the pandemic, the state is offering a retirement incentive of up to $40,000 to eligible state...
HUGH CLEMENTS, chief of the Providence Police Department, recently received the Sister Ann Keefe Award from the Nonviolence Institute. The award is given to an individual who supports and fosters nonviolence in the community. The mission of the Providence-based nonprofit is to teach the principles and practices of nonviolence. Clements was appointed to the Providence Police Department on May 5, 1985, as a night patrol officer in the uniform division.

Clements receives Sister Ann Keefe Award from Nonviolence Institute

What was your reaction to being selected as the recipient of this year’s Sister Ann Keefe Award? I had known and worked alongside of Sister...

Holiday profits

Does your company see increased profits during the Christmas and Hanukkah season (November to January)? No: 87% Yes: 13% What is the reason for the spike in...

Businesses face higher unemployment taxes due to pandemic

PROVIDENCE - Due to the pandemic, Rhode Island’s unemployment insurance trust fund has “decreased significantly,” which will lead to employers having to dip into...
Saccoccio receives Realtor honor

Saccoccio named Rhode Island Realtor of the Year

MICHAEL SACCOCCIO was named the Rhode Island Realtor of the Year by the Rhode Island Association of Realtors. Saccoccio, a Cranston resident who has...
Interested in having your business’s community-service project highlighted? Contact PBN Researcher Cassius Shuman at (401) 680-4884 or Shuman@PBN.com.

Family Service of Rhode Island partners with Tufts to donate, deliver...

WHEELING AND DEALING: Family Service of Rhode Island and Tufts Health Plan teamed up to donate and deliver 350 turkeys and kits that helped an...
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