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THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S proposed 25 and 10 percent tariffs on steel and aluminum, respectively, will increase prices on those imports and has inspired European Union retaliatory tariffs on U.S. bourbon, both of which would negatively affect the state’s brewing and distillery industries, according to a recent analysis by the Brookings Institution. / PBN FILE PHOTO/ KATE WHITNEY LUCEY

Analysis: New tariffs on steel, aluminum could affect R.I. brewing, distillery...

PROVIDENCE – The Trump administration’s proposed 25 and 10 percent tariffs on steel and aluminum, respectively, will increase prices on those imports and has...

Rite-Solutions wins $10M contract to support Defense Department IT

MIDDLETOWN — Rite-Solutions Inc. has been awarded a $10 million, five-year competitive Task Order from Space and Naval Warfare System Command Enterprise Systems and...
ROUTE 37 IS scheduled for $76 million in safety upgrades, for which officials recently secured $20 million in federal funding. / COURTESY RIDOT

R.I. congressmen, Raimondo announce $20M for Route 37 upgrade

PROVIDENCE - Gov. Gina M. Raimondo and Rhode Island's congressional delegation announced a $20 million federal Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery grant Tuesday that will...
The CDC reports Rhode Island is one of five states in the nation showing a decline in opioid-related emergency room visits over the 12 months ended Sept. 30, 2017. /BLOOMBERG NEWS FILE PHOTO/DHIRAJ SINGH

CDC: Rhode Island among five states showing decline in opioid emergency...

PROVIDENCE – A recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report shows Rhode Island is one of the five states in the United States...
PUBLIC RESPONSE to National Grid Rhode Island's storm preparedness was mixed. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/DANIEL ACKER

National Grid, Raimondo differ with McKee on utility’s response to March...

PROVIDENCE — National Grid Rhode Island has restored electric service to most of the initial 150,000 who lost power during the March 2 nor’easter,...
WOMEN & INFANTS HOSPITAL is seeking new office space, as the lease on its medical office at 2168 Diamond Hill Road in Woonsocket runs out July 1. / COURTESY WOMEN & INFANTS HOSPITAL

Women & Infants seeks new spot as medical office lease expires...

WOONSOCKET — Women & Infants Hospital’s lease on its Woonsocket Medical Office at 2168 Diamond Hill Road expires July 1, and the hospital, which is...
WARWICK POLICE have charged James Pinel, vice president of adult and child and family services at The Providence Center, in the Feb. 21 hit-and-run injury of a pedestrian in Warwick. / COURTESY WARWICK POLICE

Providence Center executive charged in hit-and-run injury of pedestrian

WARWICK – On Feb. 24, Warwick Police arrested and charged James Pinel, 58, of West Warwick, vice president of adult and child and family...
DR. PEDRO BARROS has joined prominent Spanish-speaking Rhode Islanders to urge Spanish-speaking residents to get screened for colorectal cancer. / COURTESY LATINO CANCER CONTROL TASK FORCE

Five Questions With: Dr. Pedro Barros

University Gastroenterology’s Dr. Pedro Barros, the only Spanish-speaking gastroenterologist in the state, recently joined several other prominent Spanish-speaking Rhode Islanders, including Providence Mayor Jorge...
DUARTE D. SILVA, left, president and CEO of SouthCoast Federal Credit Union; Keith A. Hovan, center left, president and CEO of Southcoast Health; and Jason Mabry, right, CEO of Optimum Healthcare IT, present a check for $10,000 to Hilary V. Greene, executive director of the American Red Cross of the Cape, Islands and Southeast Massachusetts Chapter, at St. Luke’s Hospital in New Bedford. / COURTESY SOUTHCOAST HEALTH

Southcoast Health donates $10,000 to Red Cross Hurricane Harvey relief

NEW BEDFORD – Southcoast Health has donated $10,000 to the American Red Cross to help relief efforts to communities damaged by Hurricane Harvey between...
RAMONA MELLO is the new director of Newport Mental Health’s support group and outpatient programs. / COURTESY NEWPORT MENTAL HEALTH

NMH names new director of support group and outpatient programs

MIDDLETOWN – Newport Mental Health has recently hired Ramona Mello to lead its support group and outpatient programs. Mello brings her expertise in implementing and...
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