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RHODE ISLAND is getting ready to issue 24 retail cannabis licenses, but state officials also have to appoint a new Cannabis Control Commission chairperson now that Kimberly Ahern has stepped down to run for attorney general. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Departure of R.I. cannabis board chair leaves vacancy, questions at key...

As the R.I. Cannabis Control Commission undergoes a leadership change, questions about the timeline to find the commission's next chairperson and the compensation for...

Providence seeking vendors for new ‘Rinkubator’ space

PROVIDENCE - The ice rink at Biltmore Park attracts more than 40,000 visitors each season from all over the city and beyond. That level...

When the SNAP supply chain breaks, Rhode Islanders must become the...

Every month, about 140,000 Rhode Islanders depend on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to feed themselves and their families. That’s 86,000 households, including 23,000...
Bruce Newbury

Agriculture is growing in Rhode Island

Farmers, food producers, lawmakers and community partners came together at Farm Fresh Rhode Island on Oct. 6 for the first annual RI Grown Day...
Jason Albuquerque

Cyber Sessions: Today’s CEO must master cyber resilience

(Editor’s note: This is the 38th installment of a monthly column on the growing number of cyberthreats facing businesses of all sizes and what...

RIFC Corner Kicks: It’s been a Breeze since airline landed on...

(Editor’s note: This is the 23rd and final installment in a weekly series spotlighting Rhode Island FC and Centreville Bank Stadium from a business...

Lardaro: ‘Painfully weak’ economic data suggests R.I. is in a recession

PROVIDENCE – After wrestling with the possibility for months, University of Rhode Island economist and professor Leonard Lardaro now says his monthly Current Conditions...
ANOTHER WAY?: Arnold Bromberg, right, former co-owner of Benny's Inc. and the grandson of the chain's founder, helps a customer at the Providence store in 2016. The family-owned business closed the following year, in part because there was not another generation of the family ready to take over. Lt. Gov. Sabina Matos says employee ownership might have offered another solution. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Matos: Task force to offer guidance, not dictate business succession

Lt. Gov. Sabina Matos is seeking to encourage employee ownership as a succession plan for small-business owners, but collaboration with the business community and...

Survey: Employers facing pressure of rising health care costs

PROVIDENCE – Rising drug prices, hospital costs and high-cost claims are hampering affordability for employers, according to a recently published national survey. While Rhode...

UNH Poll: Foulkes leading McKee in Democratic gubernatorial primary race

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee’s reelection campaign is off to a slow start.  The University of New Hampshire’s latest Ocean State Poll surveyed 737...
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