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Procaccianti Cos. purchases S.C. resort for $125M

CRANSTON – Procaccianti Cos. has added a new resort to its portfolio. The Rhode Island real estate investment firm has partnered with Florida-based Rugger Capital to purchase...
PRICE IS RIGHT: Jay Almeida, second from left, owner of Curio Estate Sales & Cleanouts LLC, haggles prices with the crowd at one of the estate sales his business organized in Cranston.
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Curio sees steady sales since launching in 2020

Jay Almeida is in the estate sale business, which means he’s in the business of getting people to like him. “If they don’t like you,...
HELPING HAND: Sarah Morton opened Conanicut Care to help others navigate the complex healthcare system after what she experienced following her cancer diagnosis.  
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Morton helps her clients navigate complex healthcare system

It was her experience navigating the complexities of the U.S. healthcare system that inspired Sarah Morton to open Conanicut Care, a Jamestown-based private health...
SPELLING IT OUT: Javier Montañez, Providence schools superintendent, says part of the effort to improve reading proficiency should address the barriers students face outside the classroom. 
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Literacy push builds, but challenges persist

Brian Fernandes remembers reading the same passages over and over as a child and feeling lost. He could say the words correctly but had...

R.I. sees surge in motor vehicle deaths, National Safety Council finds

PROVIDENCE – In the first six months of 2026, Rhode Island drivers experienced one of the country’s largest spikes in motor vehicle fatalities when...

Apple Cinemas to launch multimillion-dollar upgrade at Providence Place mall

PROVIDENCE – Apple Cinemas at Providence Place mall is set to begin a multimillion-dollar renovation project that will bring upgrades to the theater’s auditoriums,...

CVS Health signs on as official partner of professional volleyball league

WOONSOCKET – CVS Health Corp. has become an Official Health & Wellness Partner of League One Volleyball – known as LOVB and pronounced as...

Five Questions With: Bob Cormier

In late August, the state-funded R.I. Life Science Hub opened applications for its Founders Compass Program, a new initiative offering one year of free...

All 3 Southcoast Hospitals Group hospitals earn antimicrobial excellence designation

NEW BEDFORD – The Infectious Diseases Society of America has handed Southcoast Hospitals Group, a network of three southeastern Massachusetts hospitals, a two-year Antimicrobial...

DaVinci Center receives $440K federal award for community health, food programming

PROVICENCE – The DaVinci Center, a multipurpose social services nonprofit serving Providence’s North End neighborhood, has received $440,000 in federal funding to expand its...
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