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RHODE ISLAND has the worst drivers in the nation, according to a study by EverQuote. /COURTESY EVERQUOTE

Reports: I-95 fatality rate ranks low nationally, despite RI’s poor driving...

PROVIDENCE - The Rhode Island section of 1-95 is the most dangerous highway in the state, yet compared with the most dangerous highways in...
THE WESTERLY EDUCATION Center opened for business Friday morning. /COURTESY R.I. OFFICE OF THE POSTSECONDARY COMMISSIONER

Westerly Education Center opens

WESTERLY- The Westerly Education Center opened for business with a ribbon-cutting ceremony featuring Gov. Gina M. Raimondo, according to a press release from the R.I. Office...
ON MONDAY, May 22, Trinity Repertory Co. will honor three Rhode Island residents with Pell Awards, along with actor Jessica Lange. / COURTESY ANNE HARRIGAN

2017 Pell Awards Gala announced for May 22, will honor Jessica...

PROVIDENCE - Actress Jessica Lange will be honored at the 2017 Pell Awards Gala. The event will take place at 7 p.m. on May 22...
HOME SALES SHARES hold year over year in January 2017, CoreLogic reports. /COURTESY CORELOGIC

Cash home sales share rises in January in Providence metro, R.I.

PROVIDENCE - Cash sales for homes in the Providence-Warwick-Fall River metropolitan area rose 0.2 percentage points year over year in January, accounting for nearly...
The Rhode Island Business Plan Competition finalists were announced Thursday. The Awards ceremony will take place at the WaterFire Arts Center May 16. /COURTESY WATERFIRE PROVIDENCE

Rhode Island Business Plan Competition finalists announced

PROVIDENCE - Seven finalists for the 2017 Rhode Island Business Plan Competition were announced Thursday. The finalists will present their ideas at an awards ceremony...
The deadline to apply for economic injury disaster loans from the Small Business Administration in Bristol, Newport and Providence counties for the drought of summer 2016 is Monday, May 22. / COURTESY SBA

SBA deadline for economic injury disaster loans May 22

PROVIDENCE - May 22 is the deadline for federal economic injury disaster loans in Bristol, Newport and Providence counties in Rhode Island following the...
GORDON FOX, former House Speaker is pictured. Raymond Hugh pleaded no contest to bribing Gordon Fox for a liquor license, Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced Wednesday. / PBN FILE PHOTO/RYAN T. CONATY

Hugh pleads no contest to bribing Gordon Fox

PROVIDENCE - Raymond Hugh, former co-owner of the now-closed Shark Sushi Bar & Grill Inc., pleaded no contest to bribing former House Speaker Gordon...
INCLUDING STATISTICAL controls in data exploration software could help reduce false discoveries, and that's what Brown computer scientists aim to build with a new $3.1 million grant. /COURTESY BROWN UNIVERSITY

Brown receives $3.1 million grant for data exploration software research

PROVIDENCE - Brown University has received a $3.1 million grant from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the university announced Wednesday. The grant money will...
MIKE STENHOUSE, founder and CEO of the Rhode Island Center for Freedom and Prosperity, calls for approval of a 3 percent retail sales tax. /PBN PHOTO/ FILE RUPERT WHITELEY

Stenhouse: Liquor sales increase after 2013 liquor and wine sales tax...

PROVIDENCE - Liquor sales in liquor stores have increased since the 2013 sales tax exemption on liquor and wine, said Rhode Island Center for...
PROVIDENCE RANKED last on WalletHub's list of the best cities for Hispanic entrepreneurs. /COURTESY WALLETHUB

Report: Providence ranked worst city for Hispanic entrepreneurs

PROVIDENCE - Providence is last on a list ranking the best 150 cities for Hispanic entrepreneurs, WalletHub reported Wednesday. The report ranks cities on “Hispanic business...
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