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Providence stands to lose $2M in economic activity after Conference of...

PROVIDENCE – Providence is losing the 95th U.S. Conference of Mayors, the mayor’s office confirmed Wednesday. The conference was expected to generate more than...

RIPEC: Rhode Island bridge spending has left other roads behind

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island has spent more than twice the national average per capita on road and bridge construction in recent years, according to...
A REVIVAL: Dr. Annie 
De Groot’s cancer vaccine development company in Providence was dormant for several years, but it’s been restarted at an opportune time, when the favorable results of a related clinical trial have given the sector a boost. 
PBN PHOTO/­MICHAEL SALERNO

Cancer vaccine startup comes back to life

In 2016, Dr. Annie De Groot received a cry for help. A scientific researcher, De Groot had worked for decades on computational vaccinology – the...
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...

URI students create nonpartisan election information website

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Two University of Rhode Island students have launched an independent website designed to provide voters with information about candidates running for...

Study: R.I. workforce faces moderate AI job disruption risk

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s workforce faces a moderate risk of disruption from artificial intelligence, with 2.76% of workers employed in occupations considered highly exposed...

To Savor: Wines to fall for

This time of year, I often talk about changing our wine wardrobes – meaning moving from the foods and wines of summer and transitioning...
BROWN UNIVERSITY HEALTH saw charity care expenses increase 50% year over year in the quarter that ended June 30. / COURTESY BROWN UNIVERSITY HEALTH

Surge in charity care puts hospitals under more strain

Cash-strapped hospitals in Rhode Island are seeing the cost of charity care surge amid disruptions in the health insurance market, and some in the...

Report: Rhode Islanders concerned about healthcare over housing; cost of living...

SOUTH KINGSTOWN - Housing costs have been a consistent point of contention in Rhode Island, but residents of the Ocean State are now sharing...

America250-Enduring Success: Bryant University

(Editor’s note: This is the 24th installment in a weekly series featuring Rhode Island’s oldest companies as the nation celebrates the 250th anniversary of...
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