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Ocean State 2026 still seeks funding for World Cup grant program

PROVIDENCE – With the 2026 FIFA World Cup less than six months away, the nonprofit Ocean State 2026 is still working to secure funding...
FOR THE third-straight year, WalletHub ranked Rhode Island as the worst state to start a business in its annual report. / PBN FILE PHOTO/ARTISTIC IMAGES

R.I. remains the worst state to start a business, WalletHub says

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island remains the worst state in the nation to start a business, according to WalletHub.  For the third straight year, the personal...

Hasbro expands board of directors with former Nintendo leader

PAWTUCKET – Hasbro Inc. has added the former leader of Nintendo in America to its board of directors, the company announced Tuesday.  Doug Bowser, retired president...

Median home price in Bristol County, Mass., up to $500K in...

PROVIDENCE – The median price of single-family homes sold in Bristol County, Mass., increased to $500,000 in December, rising 1% from a year ago....

Transfer of Roger Williams, Fatima hospitals to state ownership set for...

The prospective buyer of Roger Williams Medical Center and Our Lady of Fatima Hospital missed the final, court-ordered deadline to close the deal, leaving the fate...

Gas prices continue to edge downward in R.I., Mass.

PROVIDENCE – The average weekly price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline in Rhode Island decreased 1 cent to $2.82 per gallon this week. That...

Boston private equity firm to purchase Chestnut Commons & 95 Lofts

PROVIDENCE – CBRE has arranged to sell two mixed-use innovation district apartment buildings to a Boston-based Audubon Capital Partners, the real estate and investment...

Vineyard Wind files lawsuit to resume construction after federal shutdown

BOSTON – Another offshore wind effort is challenging the Trump administration's stop work order. On Thursday, Avangrid and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, the developers of Vineyard...

Connect with Commerce: Workforce development ‘central pillar’ of state’s economic strategy

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

PBN unveils 2026 Book of Lists

PROVIDENCE – Representatives from a cross section of Rhode Island’s business and nonprofit sectors spent Thursday evening at the Graduate by Hilton Providence networking...
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