Providence Station to get $25 million in upgrades, renovations
PROVIDENCE – A $25 million upgrade to Providence Station is in the works, Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., announced Monday.The plans for the state’s busiest...
Civil case against ‘Codfather’ settled for $3 million and a divestiture...
NEW BEDFORD – The National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration announced that it had settled the federal civil case against Carlos Rafael and his fishing...
Twin River plans layoffs after Encore introduction
PROVIDENCE – Twin River Worldwide Holdings Inc. expects to lay off roughly 100 Rhode Island casino workers, the company confirmed Friday.The company cited a...
R.I. pension plan sees 6.5% return in FY19
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island state worker pension plan had a one-year rate of return in fiscal 2019 of 6.5%, according to a report...
What’s commercial property worth? Depends whom you ask
No one likes to pay property taxes. In Providence, fighting that annual bill has become almost routine for many large commercial property owners when...
Delayed review of wind energy project won’t stall rising temps
Two stories within the last two weeks have not contained good news for the Ocean State.Most recently, The Washington Post crunched the numbers and...
Trump tariff delay is a gift to retailers that feels like...
It looks as if the Trump administration didn’t want to be accused of ruining Christmas.The U.S. Trade Representative’s office said on Aug. 13 that...
Cryptocurrency tax rules
When it comes to a return on an investment, very few have provided a greater return in 2019 than the cryptocurrency Bitcoin. This highly...
For blacks, housing crisis endures
Here’s one way the 2008 financial crisis is still very much with us: For black Americans, homeownership is more out of reach than it...
Science, policy must catch up with ticks
If your last hike in the woods ended with a tick trying to make a meal of you, you’re not alone: The tiny bloodsuckers...
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