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GENERAL TREASURER GINA M. RAIMONDO announced Tuesday that the Securities and Exchange Commission will not take any action follow its investigation into the disclosures and statements of state's pension system.  / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/SCOTT EELLS

R.I. pension system cleared by the SEC

PROVIDENCE – The Securities and Exchange Commission will not take any action following its investigation of the Rhode Island pension system’s disclosures and statements,...
THE FORECLOSURE INVENTORY IN THE OCEAN STATE fell 0.4 percentage points year over year in May.  / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/DANIEL ACKER

Foreclosure inventory falls in R.I. in May

IRVINE Calif. – Rhode Island’s foreclosure inventory rate fell 0.4 percentage points from May 2012 to May 2013, according to the National Foreclosure Report...
THE R.I. PUBLIC TRANSIT AUTHORITY and the R.I. Department of Transportation have launched the "Beat Traffic, Try Transit" initiative, which aims to reduce traffic congestion on the Providence interstate during the Providence Viaduct Bridge Replacement Project. / COURTESY R.I. PUBLIC TRANSIT AUTHORITY

RIPTA, RIDOT launch ‘Beat Traffic, Try Transit’ campaign

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Public Transit Authority and the R.I. Department of Transportation have announced the launch of the "Beat Traffic, Try Transit" campaign,...
THE CITIZENS BANK FOUNDATION is awarding a total of $60,000 to 13 different economic development projects in the Olneyville neighborhood of Providence.

Citizens Bank Foundation to provide $60K to 13 Olneyville projects

PROVIDENCE – The Citizens Bank Foundation has selected 13 projects in the Olneyville neighborhood of Providence to benefit from a $60,000 grant presented by...
ATTLEBORO and Westerly were named among the 2013 winners of Benjamin Moore & Co.'s "Main Street Matters" program. / COURTESY BENJAMIN MOORE & CO.

Westerly, Attleboro named among ‘Main Street Matters’ winners

MONTAVALE, N.J. – Westerly and Attleboro are among the 20 communities that will be a part of Benjamin Moore & Co.’s 2013 “Main Street...
THE R.I. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION has awarded a total of $400,000 to two Rhode Island small businesses - Meridian Ocean Services LLC and S&M Appliance Service Corp. - from the Small Business Loan Fund.

EDC awards $400K to two small businesses

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Economic Development Corporation has approved $400,000 from its Small Business Loan Fund for two small Rhode Island businesses, Meridian Ocean...
RHODE ISLAND's tax code will undergo a number of changes during the 2014 fiscal year, including the reinstatement of historic tax credits.  / COURTESY WIKIPEDIA/CHENSIYUAN

Division of Taxation outlines tax-related changes for FY2014

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island lawmakers enacted various changes in the state tax code for the fiscal year 2014 and the R.I. Division of Taxation...
PROVIDENCE EARNED THE NO. 8 spot on Travel + Leisure Magazine's list of America's Snobbiest Cities. / COURTESY TRAVEL + LEISURE MAGAZINE

Providence makes list of ‘snobbiest cities’

NEW YORK – Providence ranked eighth on Travel + Leisure Magazine’s list of America’s snobbiest cities, making the top ten along with fellow New...

R.I. named one of least ‘patriotic’ states for car buying

SANTA MONICA, Calif. – Rhode Island landed in the bottom 10 of “most patriotic” states in terms of domestic car and truck purchases, according...
ACCORDING TO AN ANNUAL report measuring beer consumption per capita from the Beer Institute, Rhode Islanders drank less than most other states in the nation.

Rhode Islanders rank 39th for beer consumption in U.S.

BOSTON – Rhode Island citizens are more moderate beer drinkers per capita than most other states, according to the Beer Institute’s annual beer consumption...
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