Christopher Allen
Summer 2025 Blue & You Regional Speaker Series launches June 18
NEWPORT – The fifth annual Summer 2025 Blue & You Regional Speaker Series, a collaboration between Innovate Newport, Ocean Tech Hub and the Grow Blue Strategy,...
Veolia tapped to manage Jamestown Water Treatment Plant
JAMESTOWN – Veolia North America, a provider of water services and environmental solutions across the U.S. and Canada, has secured a three-year agreement to...
Vinny Paz inducted into International Boxing Hall of Fame
PROVIDENCE – Ocean State boxing legend Vinny Paz was officially inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in Canastota, N.Y., on June 7.
Originally...
Providence City Council floats sale of Camp Cronin
PROVIDENCE – The City Council on Thursday took a step toward authorizing Mayor Brett P. Smiley’s administration to sell a city-owned property in Narragansett, commonly...
Contractor named for Washington Bridge rebuild; completion expected by November 2028
PROVIDENCE – Walsh Construction Co. II LLC has been awarded a $339 million contract to rebuild the Washington Bridge with the project expected to...
Assault weapons ban clears R.I. House
PROVIDENCE – The House on Thursday approved legislation that would ban the manufacture, purchase, sale, transfer and possession of several types of semiautomatic and...
Exit signs: How can business owners assess their readiness for transition?
Only 30% of business owners looking to sell find a buyer for their company, and only 10% get what they want.
Interestingly, roughly the same...
House committee approves legislation banning ‘assault weapons’
PROVIDENCE – The House Judiciary Committee by a 12-6 vote Tuesday approved legislation that would ban the manufacture, purchase, sale, transfer and possession of...
Report: URI medical school would cost more than $200M; welcome first...
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Launching the state's first medical school at the University of Rhode Island would cost more than $200 million, according to a...
New Senate leadership taking own path on McKee raises
The General Assembly's handling of Gov. Daniel J. McKee's proposal for significant raises for nearly a dozen of his cabinet members has highlighted a...

















