Christopher Allen
FBI: R.I. victims lost $52K to rental scammers in 2025
PROVIDENCE – Forty Rhode Islanders lost $51,969 to real estate scams in 2025, according to the FBI.
The FBI Boston Division, which covers Maine, Massachusetts,...
Five Questions With: Bob Cappadona
Bob Cappadona | CEO and president, Veolia North America’s Hazardous Waste division
1. Environmental solutions company Veolia, based in France with a North American...
RIPTA lawsuit highlights ‘gray area’ in state law
A decade-old personal injury lawsuit against the R.I. Public Transit Authority could reshape how translated statements are treated in Rhode Island courtrooms, with attorneys...
On the workforce development front, headwinds persist
In 2022, excitement surged in the state after Breeze Airways announced plans to establish a permanent base at Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport...
The tourism sector sees new faces, but new challenges, too
Rhode Island’s tourism and hospitality sector has seen some new additions since 2021.
Those searching for recreation and leisure now have the options of TopGolf,...
For the state officials, it’s been one drama after another
Gov. Daniel J. McKee, a former lieutenant governor who became the state’s chief executive when two-term Gov. Gina M. Raimondo was tapped as U.S....
McKee selects Matos for R.I. Supreme Court
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Wednesday selected R.I. Superior Court Judge Luis Matos as his nominee for the Supreme Court, ending former...
Could R.I. Supreme Court ruling have affect on many liquor licenses?
PROVIDENCE – In addition to churches and schools, the majority owners of land within 200 feet of a proposed premises can block the issuance...
ELECTION26: Gubernatorial race puts performance of R.I. Commerce in spotlight
On the top floor of the Wexford Science & Technology building overlooking Providence’s I-195 District, Gov. Daniel J. McKee stood before business executives and...
Newport’s slave trade memorial taking years to become reality
Nearly a decade after the idea was first proposed, Newport’s Middle Passage Memorial is moving closer to becoming reality. But for those behind the...



















