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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.
Providence is one of the best college towns to buy an investment property, given the presence of Brown University, Redfin said Friday. /COURTESY BROWN UNIVERSITY

Redfin: Providence among best college towns to buy an investment property

PROVIDENCE – Providence is one of the best college towns to buy an investment property, Redfin said Friday. The real estate brokerage website said Providence...
THE HAROLD Brown Villa, a Gilded Age estate, is on the market for $5.9 million. /COURTESY LILA DELMAN REAL ESTATE INTERNATIONAL

Slocum estate for sale for $5.9M in Newport

NEWPORT – The Harold Brown Villa, also known as the Slocum estate, is on the market for $5.9 million. Built in 1880, the 25-room Gilded Age...
RHODE ISLAND'S total Centers for Disease Control funding per capita was third highest in the nation in fiscal 2016, according to a report released this week from Trust for America’s Health. / COURTESY TRUST FOR AMERICA'S HEALTH

R.I. CDC funding per capita among highest in nation

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s total Centers for Disease Control and Prevention funding per capita was among the highest in the nation in fiscal 2016,...
RHODE ISLAND is the 11th best state for women in 2017, according to MoveHub, an international moving website.

Report: Rhode Island 11th-best state for women

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is the 11th-best state for women in 2017, according to MoveHub, an international moving website. Motivated by the pink-hat-clad women protesting...
PROVIDENCE COUNTY is the best market for buyers, according to SmartAsset’s third annual study comparing average rent and home prices across the country. / COURTESY SMARTASSET

SmartAsset: Providence County best market for buyers

PROVIDENCE – Providence County is the best market for buyers, according to SmartAsset’s third annual study comparing average rent and home prices across the...
LIFESPAN CEO Timothy Babineau said, "We have submitted what we think is a very compelling, visionary and fair-minded proposal to Care New England." / COURTESY LIFESPAN

Lifespan proposes merger with Care New England

PROVIDENCE – Lifespan has proposed merging with Care New England, in the latest effort to unite the state’s two largest health systems. “We have submitted...
LAURIE WHITE, president of the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce, said the chamber supports Gov. Gina M. Raimondo's Rhode Island Promise free college tuition proposal. / PBN FILE PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Greater Providence Chamber endorses governor’s free college tuition proposal

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo’s free college tuition proposal received another endorsement on Thursday – this time from the Greater Providence Chamber of...
BROWN UNIVERSITY said it will automatically waive application fees for any prospective student who qualified for free or reduced lunch programs starting with the class entering in fall 2018.

College Choice says Brown’s IT masters program one of best

PROVIDENCE – Brown University has one of the best masters programs in information technology in the country, according to College Choice. College Choice, which released...
RHODE ISLAND could operate for 19.8 days on its reserves in its rainy day fund, according to The Pew Charitable Trusts. /COURTESY THE PEW CHARITABLE TRUSTS

Pew: R.I. rainy day fund healthiest in New England

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island could operate for 19.8 days on the reserves in its rainy day fund, which is the longest time period among...
UNIVERSITY OF RHODE Island President David M. Dooley, left and Capt. Michael R. Coughlin, commanding officer at the Newport Naval Undersea Warfare Center, are shown after signing the partnership agreement. /COURTESY URI/JESSICA VESCERA

URI Business Engagement Center, Naval Undersea Warfare Center form partnership to...

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – A partnership agreement was signed Thursday between the University of Rhode Island’s Business Engagement Center and the Naval Undersea Warfare Center...
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