Meg Sullivan
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,...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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 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...
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...


















