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Bristol County Savings Foundation commits $150K to Plainville disability services center

TAUNTON – Bristol County Savings Bank’s charitable foundation has committed $150,000 to support the renovation of a Plainville building into a new day-services center...
FIXER UPPER: Kate Dyl, Newport Heights property manager, stands on a townhouse porch in the affordable housing development in the North End of the city that’s about to undergo a phased-in renovation. 
PBN PHOTO/DAVE HANSEN

As R.I. races to build new housing, existing affordable units are...

Newport Heights was quite a different place years ago, when the 11-acre public housing complex in the north end of the city – then...
NETWORKING PLATFORM: Contessa Brown wanted a place where adults could socialize without the typical nightlife atmosphere after she become a Christian and quit going to bars and nightclubs in 2008. Unable to find many spots to her liking, in 2009 she launched Café S.O.U.L., a community platform providing a networking space for artists, entrepreneurs and wellness advocates.
COURTESY CAFE S.O.U.L.

Everybody’s Business: Cafe S.O.U.L. nourishes creative spirit, community

(Editor’s note: This is the 73rd installment in a monthly series speaking with minority business owners and leaders. Each will be asked their views...
Jason Kelly / PBN PHOTO/STEPHANIE D. BERNABA

Five Questions With: Jason Kelly

Jason Kelly | Director, Bryant University Chafee Center for International Business 1. What does the Chafee Center’s new World Trade Center designation mean for Rhode...
DEBT DANGER: Alan Krinsky, director of research and fiscal policy at the Economic Progress Institute in Providence, says high interest rates offered by payday lenders, such as Advance America in Pawtucket, pictured, can leave struggling borrowers in a cycle of debt.
PBN PHOTO/­MICHAEL SALERNO

Payday lending ending in R.I., but a gap will remain

Rhode Island is preparing to shut down traditional payday lending next year. Beginning in 2027, payday lenders will no longer be exempt from the state’s...

Beige Book finds expanded economic activity, inflation concerns across New England

PROVIDENCE – Economic activity across New England expanded slightly in recent months, but businesses grew more concerned about inflation, energy costs, tariffs and interest...

Constellation to acquire Rhode Island State Energy Center for $715M

JOHNSTON – Constellation Energy Corp. has agreed to acquire the Rhode Island State Energy Center from Shell Energy North America L.P., a subsidiary of...

Amazon drivers seek Teamsters recognition at Providence facility

PROVIDENCE – More than 90 delivery drivers at Amazon’s DRI1 facility in the city are seeking recognition and bargaining with Teamsters Local 251 after...

State awards $4.875M to buy former Conant Thread mill site

PAWTUCKET – The Pawtucket and Central Falls redevelopment agencies have been awarded $4.875 million in state funding to purchase the former Conant Thread-Coats &...

Bristol County Savings Foundation commits $50K to veterans center

TAUNTON – The Bristol County Savings Charitable Foundation is committing $50,000 to help expand a Fall River veterans services center that aims to increase...
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