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SEC filing of the week: UNFI amends line of credit agreement...

PROVIDENCE – United Natural Foods Inc. has renegotiated its credit agreement with a group led by Wells Fargo Bank, giving the company a line...

State lawmakers approve Crook Point Bridge authority plan

PROVIDENCE – Both the Rhode Island House and Senate have approved legislation to create a new authority to take control of the long-abandoned Crook...

Mayor vetoes Providence City Council’s rent stabilization ordinance

PROVIDENCE – Mayor Brett P. Smiley on Friday vetoed a rent stabilization ordinance that passed by the Providence City Council on Thursday evening. It was...

$72M awarded to produce, preserve 332 homes across R.I.

PROVIDENCE – Nearly $72 million in state funding has been approved to produce and preserve 332 homes across Rhode Island, including affordable housing. The funding,...

Judge blocks Trump administration from accessing unredacted R.I. voter data

PROVIDENCE – U.S. District Court Judge Mary S. McElroy on Friday dismissed the U.S. Department of Justice's lawsuit aimed at acquiring personal data of...

Gubernatorial candidate Helena B. Foulkes and Gov. Daniel J. McKee have...

Gov. Daniel J. McKee and gubernatorial candidate Helena B. Foulkes both say they are eager to debate each other ahead of their Sept. 8...

‘The Gilded Age’ returning to Newport for fourth season

NEWPORT – “The Gilded Age” is returning to Rhode Island for a fourth season.  The R.I. Film & Television Office announced Thursday the popular HBO television...

Thrive Behavioral Health alleges misconduct by state health office

PROVIDENCE – Thrive Behavioral Health, which faces accusations of $1.3 million in fraudulent billing, this week alleged that the R.I. Office of Health and...

Average U.S. long-term mortgage rate eases to 6.3%, its second weekly...

The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate declined again this week, easing borrowing costs for prospective homebuyers during what is typically the housing market’s busiest...
RHODE ISLAND’S seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in February was 4.6%, up from 4.5% in January, according to the R.I. Department of Labor and Training. / AP FILE PHOTO/LYNNE SLADKY 

R.I. monthly unemployment rises to 4.6% in February

CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in February was 4.6%, up from 4.5% in January, the R.I. Department of Labor and Training...
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