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COLLECTIONS OF THE 1 percent meal and beverage tax in Rhode Island have increased 11.4 percent year over year through the first six months of fiscal 2018 to $15.2 million. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/LUKE MACGREGOR

Nov. sees rise in 1% meal and beverage tax collections

Government 02/15/2018

PROVIDENCE – Collection of the local 1 percent meal and beverage tax totaled $2.1 million in November, an 8.5 percent year-over-year increase, the R.I....

RHODE ISLAND RANKED among the most expensive locations for a wedding in the united States. / COURTESY THE KNOT

R.I. weddings among most expensive in U.S.

Hospitality & Tourism 02/15/2018

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island ranked No. 6 on a list of the most expensive places to get married in the United States, according to...

TIMOTHY MOURA has been appointed president of Narragansett Bay Insurance Co. and will be responsible for overseeing the direction of operations and leading strategic initiatives. / COURTESY NBIC

Timothy Moura appointed president of Narragansett Bay Insurance Co.

Capital Goods 02/14/2018

PAWTUCKET – Timothy Moura has been appointed president of the Narragansett Bay Insurance Co., the company announced Wednesday. Moura will be responsible for directing the...

THE NORTHEAST consumer price index increased slower than the national city average but outpaced the country in CPI increases in fuels and utilities in January. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/DANIEL ACKER

BLS: Northeast CPI rises slower than U.S. city average in Jan.

Economic Activity 02/14/2018

PROVIDENCE – The Northeast consumer price index rose 1.6 percent year over year to 262.19 in January, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics...

COLLECTION OF THE 1 PERCENT hotel tax in Rhode Island in October increased 40.9 percent year over year, largely driven by the expansion of the tax to include room resellers, vacation home rentals and online rental platforms. / PBN FILE PHOTO

DOR: 1% hotel tax collections jump in Oct. on expansion

Hospitality & Tourism 02/14/2018

PROVIDENCE – Collection of the 1 percent hotel tax in October totaled $502,734, 40.9 percent higher than October 2016’s $356,897 collection, according to the...

THE R.I. DEPARTMENT OF Environmental Management announced that in partnership with The Nature Conservancy, the Champlin Foundation and the Rhode Island Agricultural Lands Preservation Commission, the development rights of 369 acres of farmland in Exeter had been acquired from Earl Adams. / COURTESY THE NATURE CONSERVANCY

DEM announces $3.3M purchase of development rights of 369 acres of...

Government 02/13/2018

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Environmental Management on Tuesday announced the acquisition of the development rights to 369 acres in Exeter from Earl...

RHODE ISLAND RANKED NO. 41 in the nation in the Gallop-Sharecare Well-Being rankings. / COURESY GALLOP-SHARECARE

Report: R.I. remains in bottom 10 in U.S. well-being rankings

Health Services 02/13/2018

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island ranked No. 41 in the United States in the 2017 State of Well-Being Rankings released by Gallop and Sharecare Inc....

MORTGAGE DELINQUENCY DECLINED in much of the country in November, including in Rhode Island and the Providence-Warwick-Fall River metropolitan area. / COURTESY CORELOGIC

CoreLogic: Providence-Warwick mortgage delinquency down in Nov.

Real Estate 02/13/2018

PROVIDENCE – The percentage of mortgages delinquent for more than 30 days in the Providence-Warwick-Fall River metropolitan area declined 0.7 percentage points year over...

THE PROVIDENCE-WARWICK-FALL RIVER metropolitan area ranked No. 49 in among the largest 100 metro areas in the nation for the percentage of older millennials, ages 25 to 34, who are college graduates. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL OKONIEWSKI

Report: Providence metro ranks No. 49 for older millennial college graduates

Education 02/12/2018

PROVIDENCE – The Providence-Warwick-Fall River metropolitan area ranked No. 49 among the largest metropolitan areas in the nation for percentage of millennials age 25-34,...