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RIGA makes play for Triggs golf management contract

PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Golf Association, the nonprofit organization that manages golf tournaments and promotes the sport throughout the state, is looking to...

Lardaro: Acceleration of R.I. economy quickens

PROVIDENCE – The pace of Rhode Island’s economic recovery has picked up speed, expanding for the 17th consecutive month in August, University of Rhode...
COMPLEX CASE: Jonathan Orent, an attorney at Motley Rice LLC in Providence, is the lead attorney for a lawsuit involving a hernia mesh medical device that was created at a Becton, Dickinson and Co. subsidiary in Warwick.
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R.I. firm facing tidal wave of suits over hernia mesh

At first, Paul Trevino’s hernia surgery was considered a success. A polypropylene mesh made by the Rhode Island company Davol Inc., a C.R. Bard Inc....

Stoneacre Hospitality owners propose mixed-use redevelopment of historic Newport building

NEWPORT – The owners and operators of the Stoneacre Hospitality Group are in the process of seeking approval from city officials to transform the...

Service members in Providence, Newport get housing stipend boost

PROVIDENCE – Sailors and other service members in six locations, including Providence and Newport, received a temporary raise in their Basic Allowance for Housing...

R.I. Commerce board OKs $2.9M in tax credits for Breeze Airways

PROVIDENCE – R.I. Commerce Corp. on Wednesday unanimously approved $2.9 million in tax credits for Breeze Aviation Group, Inc., as part of its plan...

Middletown zoning board approves special permit for beachside hotel

MIDDLETOWN – The Middletown Zoning Board of Review on Tuesday unanimously approved a special use permit for Atlantic Beach Suites II LLC to construct...

Panera Bread closes Newport location

NEWPORT – Customers who used to frequent the Panera Bread in Newport will have to look elsewhere for their coffees, Wi-Fi and bagels after...
DOCTOR IS IN: Dr. Francesca Beaudoin works on her computer in an exam room inside CODAC Behavioral Healthcare’s new mobile treatment unit for opioid addiction.
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1st mobile unit deployed in R.I.’s addiction fight

John Hayes literally has a front-row seat to the widening demographics of opioid addiction. He’s a driver of CODAC Behavioral Healthcare’s new mobile clinic, a...

McKee scales back proposed cabinet salary increases

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Monday scaled back proposed pay hikes of up to 43% for his cabinet members, claiming a misunderstanding...
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