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BOLD MOVE: Christian Rakotoarisoa makes a latte at White Electric Coffee in Providence. Rakotoarisoa is one of nine worker-owners at White Electric, which became the first unionized worker-owned cooperative cafe in Rhode Island last year. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

White Electric workers form coffee co-op after buying out former owners

Since becoming a worker-owned cooperative, the employees of CUPS Cooperative Inc., doing business as White Electric Coffee, say they’ve rarely fallen into disagreement about...
WOMEN & INFANTS HOSPITAL is in danger of getting scooped up by an out-of-state, for-profit corporation as a result of the merger between its current owner, Care New England Health Systems, and Lifespan Corp. being denied by the Federal Trade Commission and Rhode Island's attorney general, according to Lynn Blais, president of the United Nurses and Allied Professionals. / COURTESY CARE NEW ENGLAND HEALTH SYSTEMS

CNE receiving more interest on acquisition of R.I. hospital system

PROVIDENCE – Two weeks after Care New England Health System faced a rejection of its proposal to merge with Lifespan Corp., the Rhode Island...

Millennials account for 34% of home purchase loans in Providence metro

PROVIDENCE – Millennials are buying homes in the Providence metro area at a higher rate than they are across the country, according to a...

Five Questions With: Mark Van Noppen

Mark Van Noppen co-founded The Armory Revival Co. in 1986, specializing in the planning, rehabilitation and marketing of historic buildings in southeastern New England....

Barrington beachside property sells for $4.75M

BARRINGTON – A waterfront home constructed in Barrington in 2018 on a more-than-2-acre lot recently sold for $4.75 million, according to Residential Properties Ltd.,...

South Kingstown home sells for $1.35M in biggest deal on Hundred...

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – A waterfront colonial home at 2 Hundred Acre Pond Road East in South Kingstown recently sold for $1.35 million, according to...
THE R.I. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH is now accepting applications for safe injection sites, also known as "harm reduction centers," where people will be allowed to inject illicit drugs under medical supervision, according to the department. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Rhode Island accepting applications for safe injection sites

PROVIDENCE – After Gov. Daniel J. McKee signed legislation authorizing the establishment of a two-year pilot program in early July 2021, making Rhode Island...
BROWN UNIVERSITY ANNOUNCED a new online-only master's degree program, the first degree program at Brown University that's exclusively online. Dr. Ashish K. Jha, dean of the Brown’s School of Public Health, said the COVID-19 pandemic necessitated the program, aimed at expanding access to a diverse body of graduate students from across the globe. / COURTESY BROWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Brown University launches 1st online-only degree program for MPH

PROVIDENCE – In response to the global COVID-19 pandemic, Brown University recently announced that it’s launching an online-only master’s degree program in public health,...
INTERNATIONAL GAME TECHNOLOGY PLC announced on Friday, Feb. 25, 2022, that it signed a comprehensive 20-year contract extension with the Rhode Island Lottery to remain the exclusive supplier of lottery, iLottery, instant ticket, and video lottery solutions and services through June 30, 2043. / COURTESY INTERNATIONAL GAME TECHNOLOGY PLC AND THE RHODE ISLAND LOTTERY

IGT signs 20-year contract to provide Rhode Island Lottery services

PROVIDENCE – Eight months after Gov. Daniel J. McKee signed legislation establishing the deal, International Game Technology PLC announced on Friday that it signed...

4 finalists selected for development of Innovation District Park pavilion

PROVIDENCE – The I-195 Redevelopment District Commission recently announced that it has selected four firms as finalists to provide architecture and engineering services in...
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