Food costs are high; will relief ever come?
From tomatoes and berries to lettuce and peppers, shoppers are feeling sticker shock in the produce aisle.
Recent headlines have focused in particular on soaring...
No more delays on new bus hub selection
Prominent gubernatorial and Providence mayoral candidates all appear to agree it is time to move the city’s central bus hub out of Kennedy Plaza....
Despite bipartisan housing law, affordability will remain a problem
The sweeping housing measure that became law on July 11 is being widely celebrated as a crucial step in addressing the nation’s housing crisis....
Pop-up turned gift shop firmly standing on Hope
Perusing the bright and colorful shelves of Rhody Craft LLC, it would be hard to imagine the desperate circumstances that catalyzed the Providence-based gift...
Historic Merchants Bank building in downtown Providence sells for $3.98M
PROVIDENCE – The historic Merchants Bank building recently sold for $3.98 million, according to Sweeney Real Estate & Appraisal, which represented the seller.
The mixed-use...
Electric Boat lands $76.6B Navy submarine award
PROVIDENCE – General Dynamics Electric Boat has been awarded a pair of contracts from the U.S. Department of War totaling $76.6 billion to expand its...
Report: NBA star Kawhi Leonard a minority investor in $137M R.I....
PAWTUCKET – NBA star Kawhi Leonard has been disclosed as a minority investor in the $137 million, 10,000-seat soccer stadium along the Seekonk River and...
Dems ramp up TV ad spending in AG primary race
The television campaign in Rhode Island’s four-way Democratic attorney general primary is growing as a second candidate debuted ads Wednesday, while another reserved airtime...
RIPEC: Medicaid spending on the rise despite enrollment decline
PROVIDENCE – Already representing over one-third of the budget, state spending on Medicaid remains on an unsustainable trajectory, projected to increase nearly three times...
Sensata Technologies Q2 profit climbs to $102.1M
ATTLEBORO – Sensata Technologies Holdings PLC said Thursday that it recorded a profit of $102.1 million in the second quarter of 2026, up from...


















