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DEM offers $6.4M in grants to address R.I. stormwater and flooding

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Environmental Management announced Monday that it will provide $6.4 million in matching grants to address stormwater and flooding...
The average price of regular unleaded gas in Rhode Island decreased 1 cent this week, beating the national average. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/ANDREW HARRER

R.I. gas prices decrease 1 cent, Mass. sees 3 cent drop

PROVIDENCE – The average price of self-serve unleaded regular gasoline dropped 1 cent this week to $2.34 per gallon, an increase of 10 cents...
GIOVANNI FEROCE, CEO of Benrus addressed both the relocation of Benrus headquarters to NYC last week and his recent lawsuit settlement. / COURTESY GIOVANNI FEROCE

Benrus shifts headquarters to NYC, keeps roots in R.I. and settles...

NEW YORK - Benrus LLC relocated its headquarters to New York Friday, ending the company's three-year tenure in its Providence office. In a statement...
ABOVE, M. Teresa Paiva Weed, president of the Hospital Association of Rhode Island. HARI's annual economic activity study shows that in 2015, hospitals generated $7.6 billion in economic impact through direct spending and indirect effects on the Rhode Island economy. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Hospitals added $7.6B to R.I. economy in 2015

PROVIDENCE - Hospitals contributed an estimated $7.6 billion to the local economy according to the Hospital Association of Rhode Island in its annual report...
Vivint Solar expects to employ 10 to 20 sales employees in the coming months. / COURTESY VIVINT SOLAR

Vivint Solar coming to R.I., expects to employ 10-20 in Warwick

WARWICK - Vivint Solar Inc. is expanding into Rhode Island, and plans to hire between 10 and 20 employees. The company, which offers residential rooftop solar options,...
DEBRA HURWITZ, executive director of Care Transformation Collaborative of Rhode Island. CTC received $870,000 from a federal SIM grant on Friday. / COURTESY CTC Rhode Island

CTC receives $870,000 of $20M State Innovation Model grant

PROVIDENCE - The Care Transformation Collaborative of Rhode Island was awarded $870,000 of the State Innovation Model grant from the federal Centers for Medicare...
Providence City Council President Luis Aponte in the council chambers. / PBN PHOTO

City council passes ATV and dirt bike ordinance

PROVIDENCE - The Providence Police Department may now confiscate and destroy recreational vehicles that are driven in the city illegally, according to the Providence...
HOUSE Republicans mustered enough votes to pass their health-care bill on May 4. The 217-213 vote sends the American Health Care Act to the Senate. Pictured is House Speaker Paul Ryan. /BLOOMBERG NEWS PHOTO

R.I. leaders express concern, disappointment over AHCA passage

PROVIDENCE - As the U.S. House of Representatives passed the American Health Care Act, local legislators, officials and insurers weighed in, with most expressing...
SUMMER INFANT posted net income of $170,000 in the first quarter of 2017.

Summer Infant reports $170,000 net income in Q1

WOONSOCKET - Summer Infant Inc., a maker of infant and juvenile products, reported first-quarter net income of $170,000, a reversal of a $333,000 loss...
NEW ENGLAND BOATWORKS will be named a clean marina Friday. /COURTESY NEB

New England Boatworks to be named a clean marina Friday

PORTSMOUTH - The New England Boatworks Inc. marina will become the state's largest clean marina during a presentation on Friday. The clean marina program is a...
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