Chris Bergenheim
Rhode Island’s name change on track to be approved
PROVIDENCE – The unfinished count of the vote that could change the name of the state shows that so far 52.8% of voters approved...
DEM awards $130K to boost specialty crops
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Environmental Management announced $130,008 in farm viability grants to four organizations on Monday.
The funds come from the US....
Textron reports $115M profit in Q3
PROVIDENCE – Textron Inc. posted a $115 million profit in the third quarter, a decline from $220 million one year prior, the company reported...
Eight local contractors charged due to shoddy, unfinished work
PROVIDENCE – Eight local contractors are facing charges related to substandard and unfinished construction work, R.I. Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced Monday.
Four contractors...
R.I. weekly PUA filings dip to 6.8K
PROVIDENCE – Pandemic unemployment-assistance filings in Rhode Island totaled 6,789 last week, down from 7,452 the previous week, according to the R.I. Department of...
Pawtucket moves to enable use of eminent domain for Apex site
PAWTUCKET – The city has taken preliminary moves to acquire the Apex site by eminent domain.
The city sent a letter to the Pawtucket City...
Median price of R.I. homes sold in Sept. hits record $339.9K
PROVIDENCE – The median price of a single-family home in Rhode Island in September was $339,900, a rise of 15.2% year over year, according...
R.I. monthly unemployment rate dips to 10.5%
CRANSTON – The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in Rhode Island was 10.5% in September, the R.I. Department of Labor and Training said on Thursday.
The...
PUA weekly filings increase by 7.5K
PROVIDENCE – Pandemic unemployment-assistance filings in Rhode Island increased by 7,452 last week, to 310,887, according to the R.I. Department of Labor and Training.
PUA...
Santander Bank lays off 200 as part of operational shift
PROVIDENCE – Santander Bank has laid off roughly 200 employees the bank told Providence Business News on Wednesday.
The round of layoffs included 20 in...
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