Chris Bergenheim
R.I. gas prices dip 3 cents this week
PROVIDENCE – The average price for self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline in Rhode Island decreased 3 cents this week to $2.66 per gallon, 11 cents...
DOR: August revenue outpaces budget estimate
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s August revenue of $268.4 million outpaced fiscal 2018 budget estimates by 2.2 percent, or $5.8 million, according to a report...
Gamm Theatre to occupy old Ocean State Theatre Space
PAWTUCKET - The board of directors at the Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre announced it will be relocating to 1245 Jefferson Blvd. in Warwick, the site...
Invenergy reaches deal with Narragansett Indian Tribe for water supply
BURRILLVILLE – Invenergy Thermal Development LLC reached deals Thursday with the Narragansett Indian Tribe and Benn Water & Heavy Transport to satisfy the company’s...
August Mass. home and condo sales decline
BOSTON – Massachusetts single-family home sales decreased in August by 2.5 percent year over year, the first time August home sales have decreased since...
Pawtucket and Central Falls pitch Amazon HQ2 plan
PROVIDENCE – Pawtucket Mayor Donald R. Grebien and Central Falls Mayor James A. Diossa announced that the two communities will respond to Rhode Island’s...
Brown ranks No. 11 on WSJ U.S. college rankings
PROVIDENCE – Brown University ranked No. 11, tied with the University of Chicago, in the 2018 Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education rankings of United...
Report: Providence metro unemployment 4.3% in August
PROVIDENCE – Unemployment, not seasonally adjusted, in the Providence metropolitan area decreased 0.9 percentage points year over year to 4.3 percent in August, according...
Report: R.I. personal income grows 0.7% in Q2 from Q1, 1.5%...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island seasonally adjusted personal income grew 0.7 percent on average in the second quarter of 2017, tying the national average growth...
Report: R.I. recovery hindered by poor education and health services employment...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s employment growth has lagged behind the rest of the nation following the Great Recession and, according to the Bureau of Labor...