Christopher Allen
R.I. Commerce Corp. awards $250K to Rhode Island League of Cities...
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Commerce Corp. board of directors on Wednesday unanimously awarded $250,000 to the Rhode Island League of Cities and Towns to...
Report: R.I. manufacturing sector looks to new markets, investments in workforce...
PROVIDENCE – From accelerating industry adoption of new technologies, opening up access to new markets and strengthening talent pipelines through job training and collaboration,...
JLC LIVE construction trade show celebrates 31 years
PROVIDENCE – Informa Markets’ JLC LIVE New England, the prominent residential construction show, marked its 30th anniversary this March in Providence, attracting more than 10,000...
Legislation introduced that would give residents ‘right to repair’
PROVIDENCE – Rep. Mary Ann Shallcross Smith, D-Lincoln, has introduced two bills aimed at protecting residents' right to repair their possessions.
The bills address anti-competitive...
R.I. Energy Office announces new $35M heat pump incentive program
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Office of Energy Resources has unveiled $35 million in incentives to encourage the installation of household heat pump systems.
Part of...
Meet the Makers: When it comes to cakes, they’re very protective
(Editor’s note: This is the 43rd installment in a monthly series highlighting some of the region’s unsung manufacturers that make products essential to the...
Insurance ‘bill of rights’ aims to end coverage confusion
Jeff Brooks, a Newport Realtor with Hogan Associates Christie’s International Real Estate, is the first to acknowledge that he should have known better.
Despite his...
Rhode Island ranks No. 43 in U.S. in annual highway report
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s roads remain among the worst in the nation, according to the 29th annual Highway Report released by the Reason Foundation.
The...
RIDEM awards $5.7M in outdoor recreation grants
PROVIDENCE – Fifteen municipalities will receive a total of $5.7 million in matching outdoor recreation grants, the R.I. Department of Environmental Management and Gov....
Northeast Transportation Services to leave Pawtucket, lay off 52 people in...
PROVIDENCE – South-Carolina-based Northeast Transportation Services LLC will cease its Pawtucket operations after its current contract expires on May 9.
On March 19 the third-party contractor,...



















