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NEXT STEP: Jee Holden turned his hobby of selling streetwear items on Instagram into a business with the grand opening of The Jee Spot in Newport in June. 
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Clothier advances pop-up concept into full brick-and-mortar operation in Newport

A recent addition to Newport’s retail scene arrived on Spring Street with a splash. The grand opening of The Jee Spot in June, the first...

RIPEC: Medicaid spending on the rise despite enrollment decline

PROVIDENCE – Already representing over one-third of the budget, state spending on Medicaid remains on an unsustainable trajectory, projected to increase nearly three times...

R.I. Commerce awards $2.9M to 24 development projects

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Commerce Corp. board of directors on Monday awarded nearly $3 million in Main Street and Site Readiness incentives to 24...

Judge allows Shekarchi’s bid for R.I. Supreme Court seat

PROVIDENCE –  House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi may seek a seat on the R.I. Supreme Court without violating the state’s Code of Ethics, Superior...

America250-Enduring Success: Jones Moving & Storage

(Editor’s note: This is the 19th installment in a weekly series featuring Rhode Island’s oldest companies as the nation celebrates the 250th anniversary of...

Some worry McKee attack ads reinforce state’s bad business reputation

Gov. Daniel J. McKee’s latest campaign ad attacking former CVS Health Corp. executive Helena Foulkes has sparked a backlash from some in the business...

McKee declares State of Emergency over rising electricity costs

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Thursday signed an executive order seeking $28 million in emergency relief to offset the proposed increases to...

Quonset officials approve first housing project for business park

NORTH KINGSTOWN – The Quonset Development Corp. board of directors on Wednesday approved a long-term ground lease that clears the way for the construction...

Italian cosmetics company to open manufacturing facility in Lincoln

LINCOLN – Italian professional cosmetics company Alfaparf Milano has acquired a manufacturing facility at 32 Wellington Road to help expand its industrial presence in...

ACLU calls on municipalities to beef up public meeting policies

PROVIDENCE – The state’s Open Meetings Act says that deliberations by local elected officials “be performed in an open and public manner.” However, according to...
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