Chinese company, U.S. payment firm agree to pay $600M to settle...
PROVIDENCE – A Chinese company and its U.S.-based payment processor have agreed to pay $600 million to resolve allegations that they failed to prevent illegal sales of pharmaceuticals, The U.S. Department of...
RIPTA expands Aquidneck Island Flex On Demand service through end of year
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Public Transit Authority has extended its Flex On Demand service on Aquidneck Island through Dec. 31, the state agency announced...
McKee narrows Foulkes’ lead in latest UNH poll
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee has closed the gap on Helena Foulkes with 10 weeks remaining before the Sept. 9 Democratic primary, according...
Citizens survey: Half of small businesses expect growth despite falling economic...
PROVIDENCE – Half of U.S. small-business owners expect revenue growth over the next three months, even as confidence in the broader economy continues to...
DOJ sues Rhode Island over college tuition benefits for noncitizens
The U.S. Department of Justice on June 29 added Rhode Island and Massachusetts to the list of states it is suing over higher education...
Providence Place small-business village displays 48 local vendors
PROVIDENCE – For a limited time, a group of small Rhode Island businesses will be selling their products at Providence Place as part of...
Excel Academy to lease JWU academic center
PROVIDENCE – Excel Academy Rhode Island has agreed to lease with the option to purchase Johnson & Wales University’s Academic Center at 291 Westminster St.,...
WARN notice: Minnesota staffing firm laying off 2 R.I. employees
PROVIDENCE – Two Rhode Island workers have been impacted by the nearly 10,000 layoffs Ideal US Talent Worker OpCo LLC, a Minnesota-based temporary staffing...
RIPEC: State spends heavily on K-12 education, but student results lag
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island ranks among the nation’s highest-spending states on public K-12 education, yet student achievement remains near the national average and significant...
Aquidneck Island communities granted $19.2M in federal funding for safer streets
NEWPORT – Communities on Aquidneck Island are getting $19.2 million in federal funding for roadway, bicycle and pedestrian safety improvements, according to Rhode Island...
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