Panera Bread closes Newport location
NEWPORT – Customers who used to frequent the Panera Bread in Newport will have to look elsewhere for their coffees, Wi-Fi and bagels after...
R.I. education board chairperson to step down, takes new role with...
PROVIDENCE – The state’s education board chairperson will soon be heading to the nation’s capital to work with Rhode Island’s former governor.
In a Sept....
PRA to buy Atlantic Mills complex
PROVIDENCE – The Providence Redevelopment Agency is set to acquire the Atlantic Mills complex in Olneyville, with the agency vowing to preserve the historic...
Delayed commission appointment process expected to stall new cannabis retailers
PROVIDENCE – Though regulated recreational cannabis sales are set to begin in Rhode Island on Dec. 1, for some looking to break into the...
Ballard’s Beach bar ordered to remove ‘unauthorized’ structures
NEW SHOREHAM – The problems continue for Ballard’s Beach Resort on Block Island.
This time the ire comes from the Coastal Resources Management Council. That...
State awards $3.5M to support 231 new homeless beds
PROVIDENCE – Six community organizations were awarded a total of $3.5 million in state funding for the creation of 231 new shelter beds to...
Organizations honored for growth, innovation at PBN’s Fastest Growing & Innovative...
PROVIDENCE – A financial institution, a construction management company, an addiction recovery organization and an insurance agency were recognized Thursday as the top earners...
UNFI acquires 3 grocery stores in Maryland
PROVIDENCE – United Natural Foods Inc. on Friday announced the acquisition of three store locations in Maryland and will renovate two others there.
UNFI opened...
Do you support Gov. Daniel J. McKee’s proposed pay hikes for...
Gov. Daniel J. McKee has proposed increasing the base annual salaries of 12 of his 13 cabinet directors with raises of between $3,000 and...
Resilient U.S. consumers spend slightly more in August
WASHINGTON (AP) – Consumers spent a bit more in August than the previous month, a sign the economy is holding up even as inflation...
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