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Providence City Plan Commission OKs master plan for five-story, mixed use...

PROVIDENCE – The City Plan Commission on Tuesday approved the master plan for a five-story apartment building at 116 Waterman St. adjacent to the...

Agreement reached with BVCHC unionized caregivers, strike averted

PROVIDENCE – Unionized workers at Blackstone Valley Community Health Care called off a three-day strike they planned to start on Wednesday after reaching a...
THE CONVERSION of the historic Pontiac Mills in Warwick into residential and commercial space is one of the projects that received state historic tax credits over the years. / PBN FILE PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Advocates of R.I. Historic Tax Credit pleased with $28M allocation, worried...

Advocates for the Rhode Island Historic Tax Credit program are applauding lawmakers for allocating $28 million for the program in the fiscal 2023 state...

Unions back Care New England independence; others await more details

PROVIDENCE – Care New England Health System on July 6 announced that it would operate independently and turn down all offers to merge with...

Shoemaking allows Kurd to connect to his culture

(Editor’s note: This is the 23rd installment in a monthly series speaking with minority business owners and leaders. Each is asked their views on...

RISPCA plans $2.4M renovation of new Warwick facility

WARWICK – The Rhode Island Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is expected to start a multimillion-dollar renovation for its new facility...

Care New England votes to stay independent, rejects merger offers

PROVIDENCE – Care New England Health System has decided to turn down all offers to either merge or be acquired by another hospital group. Care...
HELPING HAND: The state recently announced the fourth round of recipients of Wavemaker Fellowships, which help STEM and design professionals defray student-loan debt.

R.I. reopens applications for Wavemaker Fellowship program

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee announced on Wednesday that applications are open once again for the Wavemaker Fellowship program, a student loan reimbursement...
RHODE ISLAND residents, small businesses, nonprofits and public sector entities will be eligible to receive rebates for the purchase or lease of electric vehicles, as part of the state's electric vehicle rebate program DRIVE EV. / AP FILE PHOTO/NAM Y. HUH

R.I.’s electric vehicle rebate program to start July 7

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is launching its new electric vehicle rebate program next month, the latest in a series of state efforts to curb...
MEETING THE GOVERNOR: Gov. Daniel J. McKee will be the guest speaker at the East Greenwich Chamber of Commerce’s 2022 annual Meeting & Business Expo on Feb. 17 at Quidnessett Country Club in North Kingstown.  / AP FILE PHOTO/STEVEN SENNE

McKee signs $13.6B budget

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee signed Rhode Island’s $13.6 billion budget for the next fiscal year on Monday. The spending plan, which was approved...
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