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WHEN THE HARBORSIDE INN was destroyed by fire in August, it put a temporary dent in the number of visits to Block Island because it also damaged booking operations that also served other hotels and accomodations. Those operations were located at the Harborside Inn. / PBN FILE PHOTO/DAVID LEVESQUE

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...
NINE BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS across Rhode Island have formed the Rhode Island Businesses for Better Education coalition to support better education outcomes and address major issues, including student achievement gaps.

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...
Tim Archer

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...
THE R.I. OFFICE OF REVENUE ANALYSIS has issued a report that finds the state's Jobs Development Act tax incentive program failed to break even in tax years 2019 to 2021 on a "general revenue basis." / PBN FILE PHOTO/CASSIUS SHUMAN

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...
A NEW POLL from the University of Rhode Island shows that state and local K-12 education funding should increase, the state’s economy is not strong and residents have low levels of trust in governments. / PBN FILE PHOTO/CASSIUS SHUMAN

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...
Jason Albuquerque

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...
STUDENTS IN RHODE ISLAND have shown overall improved proficiency in both math and English language arts on the Rhode Island Common Assessment System exam in 2023. However, R.I. Education Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green said the state still has a lot of work to do to improve educational outcomes across the state. / AP FILE PHOTO/MARY ALTAFFER

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...
ELECTRICITY CUSTOMERS in Rhode Island and Massachusetts have seen rates skyrocket in recent years in part because of the region's reliance on natural gas to produce electricity, but the rates in both states have differed greatly at times. / / AP FILE PHOTO

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...
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