Chris Bergenheim
R.I. Alexion manufacturing facility to close in corporate restructuring
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc. will close its manufacturing facility in Smithfield, the company said Monday.
In a release announcing a restructuring in...
Newport Pell Bridge lane closures to resume Sept. 19
JAMESTOWN – Work on the Newport Pell Bridge will resume on Tuesday, Sept. 19, the R.I. Turnpike and Bridge Authority announced Monday.
The project, soon...
R.I. gas prices continue climb, Mass. stays flat
PROVIDENCE – Prices for self-serve, regular, unleaded gasoline increased 4 cents this week to $2.74 per gallon, 6 cents above the national average.
Prices in...
Report: 6.3 percent of R.I. mortgages delinquent or in foreclosure
PROVIDENCE - In Rhode Island, 6.3 percent of all mortgages were non-current in July, Black Knight Financial Services announced Monday, representing an 18.1 percent...
All 31 Benny’s to close by end of 2017
SMITHFIELD – After 93 years in business, all of the family-owned Benny’s stores will close by the end of 2017, the company announced Friday,...
Two local students win regional entrepreneurship competition
PROVIDENCE – Two local students won top spots at the 2017 New England Regional Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge, the education nonprofit Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship...
Report: R.I. Housing unnecessarily spent $1.2M from Hardest Hit Fund
PROVIDENCE – R.I. Housing was included in organizations that misappropriated a collective $3 million in unnecessary expenses charged to the Hardest Hit Fund, a...
Report: R.I. ranks No. 19 in nation for Q1 average weekly...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island ranked No. 19 in the nation for average weekly wage in the first quarter of 2017, according to a U.S....
Commerce awards two $50K innovation vouchers
PROVIDENCE – R.I. Commerce Corp. approved two more innovation vouchers at its Tuesday evening board meeting. Both Matunuck Oyster Farm LLC and Vitae Industries...
R.I. gas prices climb 35 cents in 1 week
PROVIDENCE – Prices for self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline in Rhode Island rose 35 cents in one week to $2.70 per gallon, according to a...