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AS220 LAUNCHED A $5 million fundraising “All Access Campaign” to raise money for improvements to its Empire Street location in Providence. / PBN PHOTO/CHRIS BERGENHEIM

AS220 launches $5M fundraising campaign for building improvements

PROVIDENCE – AS220 has begun its $5 million “All Access Campaign” to raise capital for upcoming improvements to its Empire Street property. The money will...
RHODE ISLAND has the highest April unemployment in New England, tied with Connecticut at 4.5 percent. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/LUKE SHARRETT

BLS: R.I. tied with Conn. for highest April unemployment in N.E.

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island tied with Connecticut for the highest unemployment rate in New England at 4.5 percent, according to the U.S. Bureau of...
PROVIDENCE is transferring ownership of the Bome Theatre to Tavares LLC in exchange for a $2.2 million investment into the restoration of the property. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MARY MACDONALD

Providence transferring Bomes Theatre in exchange for $2.2M restoration investment

PROVIDENCE – The Bomes Theatre is being taken over by Fernando J. Tavares, owner of Tavares LLC, a local general contractor, the city announced...
HASBRO ANNOUNCED $500 million in share repurchases, in addition to the buyback program of the same scale approved in 2015. / COURTESY HASBRO INC.

Hasbro announces additional $500M share buyback

PAWTUCKET – Hasbro Inc. authorized a repurchase of an additional $500 million of its common stock, expanding its original buyback plan, the company announced...
THE UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND has established a new endowed professorship in the College of Business with a $1 million commitment from Fredrick J. Newton III and and Susan Newton. / COURTESY URI

URI receives $1M to create endowed professorship in the College of...

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The University of Rhode Island has established a new endowed professorship for the College of Business with a $1 million commitment...
HASBRO'S JOY FOR ALL brand has been acquired by Ageless Innovation, a new company focused on products for older adults. Above, a Joy For All toy cat. / COURTESY HASBRO INC.

New company Ageless Innovation acquires Hasbro’s Joy for All brand

PAWTUCKET - Hasbro Inc.’s Joy for All brand, which included the Joy for All Companion Pets - interactive toy cats and toy dogs -...
BLOCK ISLAND ranked No. 3 on TripAdvisor's Hottest U.S. Destinations For Summer 2018. / PBN FILE PHOTO/K. CURTIS

TripAdvisor: Block Island ranks No. 3 for hottest summer destinations

NEW SHOREHAM – Block Island was named No. 3 on TripAdvisor Inc.’s Hottest U.S. Destinations For Summer 2018, the travel planning and booking site...
THE U.S. EAST region ranked No. 10 on the 2018 Resilience Index compiled by FM Global. Above, a screenshot of the index's interactive online tool. / COURTESY FM GLOBAL

U.S. East ranks in top 10 of FM Global 2018 Resilience...

JOHNSTON – The United States East region, which includes eastern U.S. coastal states from Texas to Maine, scored an 88.6 out of 100, ranking...
TOWERSTREAM CORP. reported a loss of $2.8 million in the first quarter of 2018.

Towerstream reports $2.8M loss in Q1

MIDDLETOWN – Towerstream Corp., a company that provides fixed wireless broadband services to commercial customers, reported a first-quarter loss of $2.8 million, compared with...
CITIZENS FINANCIAL GROUP announced that it will launch Citizens Access, a direct-to-consumer digital platform in the third quarter of 2018, offering FDIC-insured deposit products that will be separate from Citizens Bank. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/TY WRIGHT

Citizens to launch online-only digital deposit platform Citizens Access

PROVIDENCE – Citizens Financial Group Inc. will launch a nationwide direct-to-consumer digital platform called Citizens Access, an online-only platform offering Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.-insured...
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