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PROVIDENCE MAYOR BRETT P. SMILEY is backing legislation to create a special authority to oversee the maintenance and redevelopment of the Crook Point Bascule Bridge over the Seekonk River before the state demolishes it. In 2021, the city held a design competition for the bridge. The winning design, seen above, came from Horsley Witten Group & Jonathan Harris. The plans were never acted upon. / COURTESY CITY OF PROVIDENCE

Is saving the Crook Point Bascule Bridge worth it?

The Crook Point Bascule Bridge, abandoned for nearly 50 years over the Seekonk River, sits at a crossroads, costing the state $10,000 a month...
A $120 MILLION housing bond issue was approved by voters statewide in November 2024. Gov. Daniel J. McKee wants to put another $120 million bond issue for affordable housing on the ballot in November. / PBN FILE PHOTO/WILLIAM HAMILTON

In 2024, voters OK’d $120M housing bond; Gov. McKee is seeking...

Over the last two decades, Rhode Island voters have approved five bonds totaling $310 million aimed at making housing more affordable, but now Gov....
HANDIWORK: Tool maker Bobby Bianca operates a milling machine on the production floor at Warwick Hanger Co. in Westerly. 
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

MEET THE MAKERS: Westerly factory specializes in crucial, mostly concealed, construction...

(Editor’s note: This is the 41st installment in a monthly series highlighting some of the region’s ­unsung manufacturers that make products essential to the...
BALANCED APPROACH: Jillian J. DeShiro, executive vice president and chief financial and operating officer at Centreville Bank, says banks need to be able to operate in a high-rate environment and a low-rate environment “because you don’t get to choose which one you’re in.”  
PBN PHOTO/­MICHAEL SALERNO

Will interest rates drop as anticipated in 2026?

For Rhode Island’s business owners, homeowners and lenders, 2026 is shaping up to be a year defined in part by two questions: When will...

City provides $3.75M spark for WaterFire; is it enough to keep...

The city of Providence is using a $3.75 million sale-leaseback deal to come to the financial rescue of the popular WaterFire Providence, and supporters...

Centreville Bank celebrates grand opening of new Warren branch 

WARREN – Centreville Bank celebrated the grand opening of its full-service branch at 521 Main St. in Warren on Oct. 7, marked by a...

Coastal1 Credit Union offering emergency loans to federal workers during shutdown 

PAWTUCKET – Coastal1 Credit Union is offering short-term, interest-free loans and other financial relief to federal employees affected by the ongoing partial government shutdown,...

BankFive executive wins Rhode Island Bankers Association Women & Allies award 

FALL RIVER – BankFive Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer Christina Johnk was honored by the Rhode Island Bankers Association with the...

BankNewport grant supports financial, health coaching for 10 R.I. families 

NEWPORT – BankNewport has awarded a $10,000 grant to the Capital Good Fund to support its Financial and Health Coaching Program, which will assist...

McKee: Trump stopping work on Revolution Wind is an attack on...

NORTH KINGSTOWN – Gov. Daniel J. McKee called President Donald Trump's stop-work order for Revolution Wind an attack on the state and its livelihood...
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