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SOCIAL ENTERPRISE GREENHOUSE is now accepting applications for an upcoming virtual incubator program that will be held entirely in Spanish.

SEG accepting applications for upcoming virtual incubator in Spanish

PROVIDENCE – Social Enterprise Greenhouse is now accepting applications for a virtual incubator that will be entirely offered in Spanish, the organization announced on...
LARS TRODSON has been named executive director of the Block Island Chamber of Commerce. / COURTESY BLOCK ISLAND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Trodson named ED of Block Island Chamber

NEW SHOREHAM – Lars Trodson has been named executive director of the Block Island Chamber of Commerce, the organization announced on Monday. Trodson is the...
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY in New England continued to expand in October and early November, according to the Federal Reserve's Beige Book report.

The Fed: New England economy continued to expand in Oct., Nov.

PROVIDENCE – Economic activity in New England continued to expand in October and early November, according to the Federal Reserve’s Beige Book report released...
BANKRUPTCY FILINGS in Rhode Island totaled 106 in November 2020. / PBN GRAPHIC/ CHRIS BERGENHEIM

R.I. bankruptcies dip to 106 in November

PROVIDENCE – Bankruptcies in Rhode Island totaled 106 in November, a decline from 134 one year prior, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court District of Rhode...

R.I. Convention Center Authority head McCarvill dies at 67

PROVIDENCE – R.I. Convention Center Authority Executive Director James P. McCarvill has died after a brief, non-COVID-related illness, the authority announced on Wednesday. McCarvill was...

Report: Increased cigarette tax rate in R.I. led to more smuggling

PROVIDENCE – A new report from the Tax Foundation found that following the increase of the cigarette excise tax in Rhode Island from $3.75...
COASTAL PARTNERS LLC has submitted an amended proposal for the Mulligan’s Island Golf & Entertainment property that excludes previously proposed residential development and includes an 18-acre gift to the city for recreational development. / COURTESY CITY OF CRANSTON

Developer submits scaled back proposal for Mulligan’s golf site

CRANSTON – Coastal Properties LLC, the development company seeking to build a Costco at the Mulligan’s Island Golf & Entertainment property, has amended its...
THE SALE OF PARCEL 6 in the I-195 Redevelopment District has been finalized for $100,000. / COURTESY I-195 REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMISSION

Sale of Parcel 6 in I-195 Redevelopment District closes for $100K

PROVIDENCE – The sale of Parcel 6 in the I-195 Redevelopment District has been completed to Link Street LLC, the commission overseeing the district...
RHODE ISLAND exceeded all three weekly COVID-19 thresholds set by the R.I. Department of Health last week. Cases of the virus in the state rose by 605 on Monday. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

R.I. exceeds all weekly COVID-19 thresholds set by RIDOH; cases rise...

PROVIDENCE – Cases of COVID-19 increased by 605, with eight more deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said on Tuesday. The department also released...
CASES OF COVID-19 rose by 701 on Monday. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Cases of COVID-19 rise by record 701 cases, weekly hospitalizations pass...

PROVIDENCE – Cases of COVID-19 increased by 701 on Monday, with four new deaths, according to the R.I. Department of Health Tuesday. The day-to-day increase...
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