Commentary

GOV. DANIEL J. MCKEE'S approval rating, according to 367 respondents to Harvard University, Rutgers University, Northeastern University and Northwestern University’s 'COVID State Project' survey in January, was 34.2%, lowest among the six New England governors. / SCREENSHOT VIA WPRI-TV CBS 12

Was Gov. Daniel J. McKee right to lift the state’s indoor...

Coronavirus 02/11/2022

Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Feb. 11 lifted an indoor masking and proof of vaccination mandate Rhode Island had in place since mid-December. Venues with...

Five Questions With: Rachel C. Robinson

In Their Own Words 02/09/2022

The Providence Preservation Society recently released its 2022 Most Endangered Properties list in an effort to shine a light on the city’s places of...

Five Questions With: Mike Melillo

Financial Services 02/07/2022

Mike Melillo is co-founder and CEO of The Wanderlust Group Inc., a Newport-based technology company known for its outdoor adventure and boating-focused platforms. Melillo...

Five Questions With: Dr. Thomas J. Miner

Health Services 02/06/2022

Longtime cancer surgeon Dr. Thomas J. Miner was appointed in January as Rhode Island’s state chair for a cancer liaison program run by the...

THE DOWNTOWN PROVIDENCE office market continues to suffer an increasing vacancy rate since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, reaching 15.85% for the fourth quarter of 2021, according to latest market figures provided by CBRE Inc. / PBN FILE PHOTO/CHRIS BERGNEHEIM

Are you concerned about the long-term effects of rising vacancy rates...

Economy 02/04/2022

CBRE Inc. says the vacancy rate for downtown office space in Providence was 15.85% for the fourth quarter of 2021. That’s the highest rate...

Rilwan K. Feyisitan Jr. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Five Questions With: Rilwan K. Feyisitan Jr.

5Q 02/04/2022

5Q: Rilwan K. Feyisitan Jr. | CEO and president, Community Action Partnership of Providence County 1. What are the major similarities and differences between the...

Hirsch named board chair of Warren Alpert Foundation

Financial Services 02/04/2022

DAVID M. HIRSCH, the managing partner of Providence-based private investment firm Mustang Partners LLC, was recently named the new chairperson of the Warren Alpert...

Here’s another way wind farms could be benefit to environment

Commentary 02/04/2022

Off the southern New England coast, developers are preparing to build the first federally approved utility-scale offshore wind farms – 74 turbines in all...

Digital divide isn’t easy to close

Commentary 02/04/2022

In 2021, N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy announced that education officials in his state had “closed” the digital divide by ensuring that every public school...