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SEC filing of the week: Prodigy Puzzles Escape Rooms raises $90K

PAWTUCKET – Prodigy Puzzles Escape Rooms LLC, an entertainment company that creates immersive puzzles and games for companies and private events, has raised $90,000 in...

Lardaro: R.I. continues to recover from ‘shallow recession’

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s recovery from a shallow recession continues, University of Rhode Island economist Leonard Lardaro said Friday in his monthly Current Conditions Index report.  The...

Arbitrator finds T.F. Green officials lacked cause to fire union leader,...

An arbitrator has ruled that the head of the union representing police and firefighters at Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport can return to...

R.I.’s 3.7% August jobless rate 3rd highest in New England

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s August unemployment rate of 3.7% is the third highest in New England but below the national rate of 4.1%, according...

Rhode Island FC quietly welcomes new interim president

PAWTUCKET – Rhode Island FC quietly had a change of leadership this summer while its search for a new permanent president continues. After previously joining...
MATT WATSON, director of manufacturing services at Polaris MEP, says the organization has been working with U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse’s office to help manufacturers overcome obstacles to receiving tariffs refunds. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

For some R.I. companies, getting tariff refunds has been a headache

Rhode Island businesses are starting to get millions of dollars back from tariffs they paid under the Trump administration, including interest. About $25 million in...

Do you support the Federal Reserve’s first benchmark interest rate hike...

Amid rising prices for gas, food and housing, the Federal Reserve on Sept. 16 raised its benchmark interest rate for the first time since...

Historic Nayatt Point home sells for $2.28M

BARRINGTON – A historic home on Cedar Avenue in the Nayatt Point neighborhood has sold for $2.28 million, according to Compass Inc., which represented...

Cumberland custom home sells for $1.4M

CUMBERLAND – A custom-built home on Gold Star Drive has sold for $1.4 million, according to Residential Properties Ltd., which represented the seller. The sale...

Median home price in R.I. rises to $544K in August

WARWICK – The median August sale price of single-family homes in Rhode Island was $544,000, 6.7% higher than a year ago, according to the...
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