Alviti defends RIDOT, blames private contractors for Washington Bridge failure
PROVIDENCE – R.I. Department of Transportation Director Peter Alviti Jr. on Thursday defended the agency he has led since 2015 and layed blame for...
Pariseault Builders Inc.
Best Places to Work 2025 Awards
#14 MIDSIZE COMPANIES: Pariseault Builders Inc.
Local Employees: 82
President: Brian Casey
Questions answered by: Brian Casey
What three words best describe your...
Pariseault Builders Inc.
Best Places to Work 2024 Awards
MIDSIZE COMPANIES #14. Pariseault Builders Inc.
Employees in R.I.: 73
President: Brian Casey
Questions answered by Brian Casey
How would you describe the...
Hasbro posts $428.7M profit in 2021
PAWTUCKET – Hasbro Inc. earned a $428.7 million profit in 2021, a 93% increase year over year, the company reported on Monday.
Revenue totaled $6.42...
R.I. COVID-19 cases rise by 654, with 13 new deaths
PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 654, with 13 deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said Friday.
However, hospitalizations,...
U.S. jobless claims fall for 2nd straight week
WASHINGTON (AP) – After three consecutive weeks of unemployment claims that appeared to rise in tandem with omicron, fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits...
Renters in R.I. find housing more affordable than in most of...
Where is housing least affordable in the United States?
The most-cited measure has been the National Association of Realtors’ affordability index, which tracks whether median-income...
Cash-strapped Americans are willing to leverage their homes to pay the...
As U.S. household debt rises and wages stagnate, millions of Americans are thinking about tapping into home equity to keep up with day-to-day expenses.
Twenty-four...
Pay ratio disclosures show wide gaps between CEOs, employees
Out of the 19 public companies that are based in or have significant operations within Rhode Island and have filed proxy statements recently, 14...

















