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Providence Journal parent sees Q2 profit fall to $9.1M

PROVIDENCE – USA Today Co., parent company of The Providence Journal and several other local newspapers, on Thursday reported a second-quarter profit of $9.1...

PBN celebrates 40th anniversary with business community

PAWTUCKET – Providence Business News on Thursday celebrated four decades of providing business journalism to Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts at its 40th Anniversary...

Poll: Smiley holds narrow lead over Morales in Providence mayoral primary

PROVIDENCE – Incumbent Mayor Brett P. Smiley is narrowly holding off challenger Rep. David Morales in the upcoming Democratic primary, according to a poll...

U.S. employers unexpectedly cut 23K jobs amid strain from the Iran...

WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. employers unexpectedly cut 23,000 jobs last month, and Labor Department revisions shaved 103,000 jobs off payrolls in May and June....

The Miriam Hospital receives $11.1M NIH grant to research long-term effects...

PROVIDENCE – The Miriam Hospital has been named the recipient of an $11.1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to support research...

KVH Industries’ Q2 profit narrows to $163K

MIDDLETOWN – KVH Industries Inc. on Thursday reported a $163,000 profit in the second quarter, down from the $930,000 net income posted a year...

Mortgage rates rise for 5th straight week

CHICAGO (AP) – The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate rose for a fifth consecutive week to its highest level in just over a year,...

The League of RI Businesses made a play to sidestep campaign...

Vanessa Lopez knew the odds were stacked against her. A first-time candidate going up against a three-term incumbent, Lopez realized she needed outside help to...

Explosion at E.P. plant contributes to Aspen Aerogels’ Q2 $23.3M loss

EAST PROVIDENCE – Aspen Aerogels Inc. on Thursday reported a loss of $23.3 million in the second quarter that included a temporary plant shutdown,...

R.I. Department of Human Services supervisor pleads guilty in SNAP fraud case

PROVIDENCE – An R.I. Department of Human Services supervisor has pleaded guilty to participating in a scheme to defraud the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, the...
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