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Bank of America provides $7.8B to create 12,600 housing units for...

NEW YORK, N.Y. – Bank of America Corp.’s Community Development Banking Program provided $7.8 billion in financing in 2024 to help create and preserve...

BankRI holding children’s book drive for National Reading Month

PROVIDENCE – Bank Rhode Island has once again partnered with Books Are Wings for a monthlong children’s book drive to celebrate National Reading Month. Through...
Edesia Inc

Musk: Edesia to receive USAID payment this week after months of...

NORTH KINGSTOWN – The Rhode Island humanitarian aid organization that was forced to halt production of lifesaving specialized foods for malnourished children will finally...

Centreville Bank opens first Pawtucket branch, announces plans for Warren location

PAWTUCKET – Centreville Bank, the official bank of Rhode Island FC, recently opened its first branch in Pawtucket, located at the new home of...
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Five Questions With: Paul Mecurio

Paul Mecurio | Comedian, and former Wall Street lawyer and investment banker 1. You were born and raised in Providence and have found great...
DANGER PRONE: The seawall that holds up the Cliff Walk south of Narragansett Avenue has been damaged by erosion and that section of the walk has been closed for nearly three years. A dispute over federal funding has created uncertainty about the repair. 
PBN PHOTO/KATE WHITNEY LUCEY

Repairs to Newport’s Cliff Walk remain out of reach

Newport’s Cliff Walk is in a battle against the sea – needing millions of dollars for crucial repairs – and a new conflict in...
BOOST NEEDED: Main Street in downtown Pawtucket has struggled to return to its glory days of decades ago. The city is looking to hire a public relations firm to tout the positive developments in a community that has experienced setbacks recently, including the news that Hasbro Inc. is looking to move to Boston. 
PBN PHOTO/WILLIAM HAMILTON

Pawtucket looks to hire firm to give it some hype

Rocked by the loss of the Pawtucket Red Sox in 2020 and reeling from the possible departure of toymaking giant Hasbro Inc., Pawtucket leaders...
FRESH FACE: Former campaign staffer Mark LeBeau launched public relations firm Union & East Consulting LLC in Cranston in January. 
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

New PR firm plans to make waves in Ocean State

Mark LeBeau has done publicity for some of the biggest names in politics, but now he’s focusing his attention on his own operations. In January,...

New owner takes over Narragansett Sailing and Boating School

NARRAGANSETT – A new owner is at the helm of The Narragansett Sailing and Boating School who plans to stay on the business's current...

‘We’re literally waiting by the telephones’: Edesia inventory is moving, though...

NORTH KINGSTOWN – It's been an intense last couple of weeks for Edesia Inc. The Rhode Island-based humanitarian aid organization has seen a stop-work order...
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