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Lori Stabile joined Providence Business News as the web editor in September 2014. Prior to joining PBN, she was a reporter and bureau chief for The Republican in Springfield, Mass., and a reporter for the Kent County Daily Times in West Warwick, R.I. She holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism and English from the University of Rhode Island.
BROWN UNIVERSITY has the best return on investment among Rhode Island institutions of higher learning, according to a report from PayScale. / COURTESY BROWN UNIVERSITY

Report: Brown’s return on investment best in R.I.

PROVIDENCE – Brown University is the best school for return on investment in Rhode Island, according to the PayScale 2017 College ROI Report released...
CADENCE INC. reported a nearly 7 percent decline in net income, but a 2.7 percent increase in sales in the first quarter, the company said Tuesday.

Cadence reports profit decline, revenue increase in 1Q

CRANSTON – Cadence Inc. reported a nearly 7 percent decline in net income from continuing operations, but a 2.7 percent increase in sales in...
SENSATA TECHNOLOGIES reported first-quarter net income of $71.7 million, or 42 cents per diluted share, compared with $60.6 million, or 35 cents per diluted share, a year ago. / COURTESY SENSATA TECHNOLOGIES

Sensata posts profit, revenue increases in 1Q

ATTLEBORO – Sensata Technologies Inc. reported increases in net income and revenue in the first quarter that ended March 31, the company said Tuesday. Sensata,...
HASBRO'S PIE FACE game helped boost sales for the company in the first quarter. / COURTESY HASBRO INC.

Games fuel Hasbro first quarter growth

PAWTUCKET – Hasbro Inc. profit and revenue climbed in the first quarter, thanks to a nearly 43 percent jump in sales of new games...
HOME PRICES in the Providence-Warwick-Fall River metropolitan area rose 5.3 percent over the year in February, to $267,000, according to Black Knight Financial Services. / COURTESY BLACK KNIGHT FINANCIAL SERVICES

Black Knight: Home prices climb in Prov. metro in February

PROVIDENCE – Home prices in the Providence-Warwick-Fall River metropolitan area rose 5.3 percent over the year in February, to $267,000, ranking it 14th lowest...
HIGH POINT, a waterfront estate on Ninigret Pond, sold for $4 million, Lila Delman Real Estate International said Friday. / COURTESY LILA DELMAN REAL ESTATE INTERNATIONAL

Charlestown’s High Point estate sells for $4M

CHARLESTOWN – High Point, a waterfront estate on Ninigret Pond, sold for $4 million, Lila Delman Real Estate International reported Friday. This marks the highest...
U.S. SEN. Sheldon Whitehouse said he has "heard from countless Rhode Islanders whose lives and communities have been turned upside down by the opioid addiction crisis … This money will be put to good use in Rhode Island to address this public health crisis we’re facing,” / COURTESY OFFICE OF U.S. SEN. SHELDON WHITEHOUSE

R.I. receives $2.2M to fight opioid epidemic

PROVIDENCE – Approximately $2.2 million in federal funding has been awarded to the R.I. Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals to use...
R.I. TREASURER Seth Magaziner will announce the new managers of the $7 billion CollegeBoundfund on Wednesday during a press conference in his office. / PBN FILE PHOTO/ MICHAEL SALERNO

Magaziner: Public debt tops $10B

PROVIDENCE – More than $10.5 billion in debt has been accumulated by Rhode Island public issuers of debt, according to a Debt Affordability Study...
TUFTS HEALTH Plan, which is new to the Medicaid market in Rhode Island, is one of three health plans that have signed contracts with the state to provide health care services for Rhode Island’s Medicaid population for 2018. Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island and UnitedHealthcare of New England will continue to serve the state's Medicaid population.

Tufts entering R.I. Medicaid market

CRANSTON – Tufts Health Plan, which is new to the Medicaid market in Rhode Island, is one of three health plans, along with Neighborhood...
THE VIDEO LOTTERY TERMINALS at Newport Grand. Newport Grand and Twin River Casino contribute $1 billion in economic activity in Rhode Island, according to a report released Thursday from the American Gaming Association. / PBN FILE PHOTO/KATE WHITNEY LUCEY

Report: Casinos in R.I. contribute $1B in economic activity

PROVIDENCE – The two commercial casinos in Rhode Island contribute $1 billion in economic activity, and gaming supports 5,496 jobs, which pay more than...
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