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David Sweetser, managing partner of ‘Superman’ owner High Rock Development, dies...

PROVIDENCE – David C. Sweetser, the managing partner of High Rock Development, which owns the “Superman” building at 111 Westminster St., has died at...

State film office mum on Hollywood’s return to Providence neighborhood

PROVIDENCE – Residents, businesses and organizations in and around Benefit Street received flyers earlier this month announcing that Warner Bros. subsidiary Charlestown Productions LLC...

Cannabis commission approves license transfer; social equity license vendor

WARWICK – The R.I. Cannabis Control Commission has approved the transfer of the compassion center license held by Portsmouth-based Greenleaf Compassionate Care Center. Cultivator Ocean...
MANY IN NEWPORT'S hospitality sector have noticed a decline in the number of Canadians and other international travelers this year, but Discover Newport says domestic tourism has helped fill the void. PBN FILE PHOTO/DAVE HANSEN

Tourism reps on alert over drop in Canadian visitors

If you think there are fewer visitors from Canada and international locations this summer, you’re right. The rhetorical squabbling between Canadian officials and President Donald...
UNDER CONSTRUCTION: Taction Properties principal developer Derek Mesolella visits the site of a mixed-use development on West Main Road in Middletown that has been in the works for more than five years, but he hopes that recently approved legislation modifying the state building code will help to reduce the red tape associated with housing production in Rhode Island. 
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New housing law gives engineers say over building code reform

Rosebrook Commons is on track to become a vibrant mixed-use development at 1747 West Main Road in Middletown, featuring six buildings with 144 residential...

Smiley: City departments must ‘do more with less’ after signing $624M...

PROVIDENCE – Mayor Brett P. Smiley on Tuesday said the city's departments will now have to "do more with less" after signing the $624...

R.I. labor leader Coia dies at 82

PROVIDENCE – Longtime union leader Arthur A. Coia died Thursday at the age of 82. According to a statement from his family, "Mr. Coia dedicated...

R.I. manufacturers feeling bite of tariffs

PAWTUCKET – U.S. Rep. Gabe Amo, D-R.I., recently hosted a roundtable discussion featuring six small manufacturers from Rhode Island’s 1st Congressional District to examine the...

Famiglietti wins District 4 Democratic Primary; General election slated for Aug....

NORTH PROVIDENCE – City Council member Stefano Famiglietti clinched the Democratic nomination for R.I. Senate District 4 on Tuesday. His victory sets the stage for...

Reed secures $100K for NEIT Summer Tech Camp skills-building programs

EAST GREENWICH – Dozens of high school students from across Rhode Island gathered at the New England Institute of Technology in June for the...
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