Bad weather, fire have chilling effect for some on Block Island
Rainy weekends, a hotel fire and stormy seas appear to have helped dampen the summer tourism season for Block Island business owners, but the...
R.I. business groups form alliance to support education
PROVIDENCE – A collection of prominent groups representing hundreds of businesses across Rhode Island on Thursday formed a new alliance to support better education...
Report: R.I. leaders should tailor Investment Tax Credit to manufacturing
PROVIDENCE – A new state report on Rhode Island’s Investment Tax Credit shows that between 2019 and 2021 the program did not break even...
A checklist for health insurance open enroll
As inflation in the U.S. remains high, you may be looking to adjust your lifestyle and spending habits. But when it comes to health...
State report: Jobs Development Act fails to break even, but what...
A new state report on Rhode Island's tax incentive program Jobs Development Act shows that the program, which offers tax breaks to companies creating...
URI poll: Education funding should increase, trust in government low
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Rhode Islanders feel that state and local K-12 education funding should increase and support investment in the blue economy but they...
Cyber Sessions: Is the C-suite prepped for data protection, privacy challenges?
(Editor’s note: This is the 15th installment of a monthly column on the growing number of cyberthreats facing businesses of all sizes and what...
RICAS results show educational improvement, but more work needed
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Education on Wednesday released its latest Rhode Island Comprehensive Assessment System exam results, which show year-to-year improved student...
Purchase power of utility companies on display in R.I., Mass.
Rhode Island electricity users who will see their rates remain about the same compared with last winter's rates might be looking with envy into...
R.I. signs first-time agreement for multistate offshore wind procurement with Mass.,...
BOSTON – Rhode Island energy officials announced Wednesday that the Ocean State has joined New England’s first multistate offshore wind memorandum of understanding with...



















