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A CONCERTED EFFORT TO COMBAT FRAUD in unemployment and temporary disability insurance programs has resulted in more than $22 million in recouped money for the state in the last five years. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND TRAINING

DLT recovers $4.6M in UI benefits scams so far this year

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Labor and Training has recovered more than $4.6 million so far this calendar year from individuals or employers...
BROWN UNIVERSITY led the region in terms of highest SAT scores for current freshmen as well as for admitted student yield, according to U.S. Department of Education statistics. / COURTESY BROWN UNIVERSITY

Brown, RISD top local schools for SAT scores by class of...

WASHINGTON – The 2013-14 freshmen at Brown University and Rhode Island School of Design scored highest in Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts on SAT...
THE RHODE ISLAND HOSPITALITY MARKET is showing some strength, especially compared with other East Coast cities, with the notable exception of Boston, which has seen significant RevPAR (Revenue Per Available Room) growth year to date through June. / COURTESY PINNACLE ADVISORY GROUP

Modest growth the word of moment in R.I. travel industry

PROVIDENCE – Restaurants and lodging outlets in Rhode Island are expected to continue the slow, steady growth that has characterized those industries since the...
DESPITE SOME SIGNIFICANT VARIANCES, state revenue for the first month of fiscal year 2015 came slightly more than one-tenth of 1 percent below estimates. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

State meets expectations to start FY2015, but income tax falls short

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Revenue collected $297,158 more than expected in July, resulting in a monthly total general revenue surplus of one-tenth...
SECOND TIME AROUND: Tony Ottaviano, left, a driver for Goodwill Industries of Rhode Island, and Tom Keenan, assistant driver, placing a clothing recycling bin in Providence. / PBN PHOTO/ MICHAEL SALERNO

Recycling damaged clothes seen aiding landfill

Rhode Island’s landfill has about 24 more years of life left in it, but a new push to recycle stained, worn and damaged clothes...

Taco extends sponsorship of PPAC

A year before theatrical commitments to the Providence Performing Arts Center are made, President J.L. “Lynn” Singleton is busy talking to Broadway producers about...
"From the beginning, the group has been concerned with supporting the development of new works and emerging artists in the Providence area."

Five Questions With: Josh Short

Rhode Island native Josh Short is founding artistic director of the Wilbury Theatre Group. Established in 2010, the theater group aspires to produce plays...

Fellowship cuts ribbon on clubhouse

PROVIDENCE – Fellowship Health Resources Inc. held a ribbon cutting on Aug. 14 to promote the addition of Harbor House clubhouse to its network...

Students get interview, financial lessons

PROVIDENCE – More than 35 city high school students recently boosted both job-search and financial-literacy skills through workshops hosted by Fidelity Investments and Rhode...

Black Business Association gives out five awards

PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Black Business Association awarded five individuals and organizations in its 2014 Business Awards Program on Aug. 20. The annual...
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