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STORIES ABOUT Summer Infant, free coffee at Dunkin' Donuts after Patriots wins and a new initiative called RevUp by Betaspring were among the most-read on PBN.com in 2015.

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Capital Goods 12/31/2015

PROVIDENCE – Stories about lawsuits, free Dunkin’ Donuts coffee, cybersecurity and the Pawtucket Red Sox were among the most-read news stories on PBN.com in...

HOPEFUL OUTLOOK: House Speaker Nicholas A. Mattiello, D-Cranston, is seen in his office at the Statehouse. Mattiello says Rhode Island's economic health is improving. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Improved business climate positions R.I. for growth

Capital Goods 12/23/2015

The past two state budget cycles focused on making Rhode Island more economically competitive among New England states, according to House Speaker Nicholas A....

A NEW poll from the Bryant University Hassenfeld Institute for Public Leadership found support for Gov. Gina M. Raimondo's Rhode Island Promise free college tuition plan.

Poll: Nearly 76% say state does not spend enough on roads,...

Capital Goods 10/06/2015

(Updated 3:21 p.m.) PROVIDENCE – A new poll shows that the majority of Rhode Islanders think the state spends too little on road and bridge...

THE PAWTUCKET RED SOX play in their longtime home at McCoy Stadium in Pawtucket. The team's owners said that the governor has determined that the I-195 site on the Providence River is not suitable for construction of a new ballpark. / COURTESY PAWTUCKET RED SOX

PawSox: Governor says no to I-195 site for ballpark

Economic Activity 09/21/2015

(Updated 1:06 p.m.) PAWTUCKET – The Pawtucket Red Sox said that Gov. Gina M. Raimondo has nixed the I-195 site on the Providence River for...

WITH FIVE games left in the season, Pawtucket Red Sox attendance is at 433,588, which on a per-game basis is below last year's total of 515,665. The team will not be able to match the 2014 number in the games remaining. / COURTESY PAWTUCKET RED SOX

PawSox attendance below last year

The PawSox 09/03/2015

PAWTUCKET – With only five games to go this season, attendance at Pawtucket Red Sox games is below last year’s level, according to information...

Groups calling for 38 Studios investigation, PawSox transparency

38 Studios 08/20/2015

(Updated 4:29 p.m.) WARWICK – Several groups met Thursday to call on Gov. Gina M. Raimondo and House Speaker Nicholas A. Mattiello to investigate...

HOUSE SPEAKER NICHOLAS A. MATTIELLO says that ongoing negotiations with the Pawtucket Red Sox about a move to a downtown Providence stadium are on the verge of yielding a proposal that the public will be able to look at before the state moves forward on whether to use any of the former Interstate 195 land along the Providence River for the project. / COURTESY R.I. GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Mattiello: New PawSox proposal could come out within few weeks

Economic Activity 08/03/2015

PROVIDENCE – House Speaker Nicholas A. Mattiello, D-Cranston, says a new proposal for a minor league baseball stadium in Providence could be announced as...

R.I. GENERAL Treasurer Seth Magaziner wants more stringent regulatory oversight of private equity investment expenses, saying the opacity of current standards puts Rhode Island in an unfavorable negotiating position. / PBN FILE PHOTO

Magaziner wants more oversight of private equity investment expenses

Financial Services 07/27/2015

PROVIDENCE – R.I. General Treasurer Seth Magaziner wants more stringent regulatory oversight of private equity investment expenses, saying the opacity of current standards puts...

SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE SARAH TAFT-CARTER has entered a final judgment in the pension settlement case, effectively ending legal challenges to the 2011 pension overhaul. / COURTESY R.I. JUDICIARY/CRAIG N. BERKE

Taft-Carter enters final judgment in pension case

Government 07/09/2015

PROVIDENCE – Superior Court Judge Sarah Taft-Carter has entered a final judgment on the public employee pension settlement. The judgment, issued Wednesday, states that “this...

THE COLLECTION OF PROPERTIES that have been proposed as an alternative site for the Pawtucket Red Sox downtown baseball stadium, shown here in a schematic released in April by the owners of the properties, may be affected by the recent sale of the Tops Eletrical Supply block to 1145 Main Associates of Pawtucket. / COURTESY JAG INVESTMENT REALTY

Tops Electrical Supply block sold for $1.5M, part of proposed PawSox...

Economic Activity 06/22/2015

(Updated 2:55 p.m.) PROVIDENCE – The Tops Electrical Supply block downtown has been sold with eventual plans for mixed-use redevelopment, according to listing agent...

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