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Rite-Solutions awarded $60.7M, 5-year naval contract

MIDDLETOWN – Rite-Solutions Inc., an engineering and information technology company, has been awarded a $60.7 million, five-year contract to support the Naval Undersea Warfare Center’s...

ConsumerAffairs: R.I. roads worst in nation

PROVIDENCE – The panning of Rhode Island’s roads continues.  ConsumerAffairs, a consumer news platform based in Oklahoma, listed the Ocean State’s roads as the worst...

R.I. Site Readiness Program has $1.4M to spend; April 19 deadline...

(Editor’s note: This is the second in an occasional series focused on questions from Providence Business News readers for R.I. Commerce Corp. Secretary Elizabeth...

Federal Reserve is likely to preach patience as consumers, markets look...

WASHINGTON (AP) – Across the United States, many people are eagerly anticipating the Federal Reserve's first cut to its benchmark interest rate this year: Prospective...

Reed secures $263K for Genesis Center for health care workforce training...

PROVIDENCE – The Genesis Center recently received a $263,000 federal earmark from U.S. Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., to boost training for certified nursing, medical...

‘Here we go again’: Washington Bridge rebuild poses new challenge for businesses

PROVIDENCE – Just when many local businesses thought the threat of external forces such as the pandemic and a possible recession were behind them,...

U.S. consumer sentiment ticks down slightly, but most expect inflation to...

WASHINGTON (AP) – Consumers became slightly less optimistic about the economy this month, though they continue to expect inflation to cool further, a potential sign...
CITADEL PROPERTIES LLC and Strive Construction LLC plan to build a 45-unit apartment building at 663 Admiral St., Providence, but the companies were fined by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for violations during the demolition of an existing structure on the site. / PROVIDENCE CITY PLAN COMMISSION

2 R.I. companies fined for EPA violations in Providence apartment project

PROVIDENCE – A pair of Rhode Island companies have settled with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for violating the Clean Air Act when demolishing a...

Senate confirms new state leader for behavioral health 

The R.I. Senate Thursday voted unanimously to approve the appointment of Richard Leclerc as the new director of the R.I. Department of Behavioral Health,...
PVDFEST WILL BE HELD on Sept. 6-7 and return to downtown Providence this year. / COURTESY FIRSTWORKS

Did Providence make the right move bringing the annual PVDFest back...

Mayor Brett P. Smiley on March 12 announced that the city’s largest outdoor arts and culture celebration will return to the downtown in early...
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