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A $120 MILLION housing bond issue was approved by voters statewide in November 2024. Gov. Daniel J. McKee wants to put another $120 million bond issue for affordable housing on the ballot in November. / PBN FILE PHOTO/WILLIAM HAMILTON

In 2024, voters OK’d $120M housing bond; Gov. McKee is seeking...

Over the last two decades, Rhode Island voters have approved five bonds totaling $310 million aimed at making housing more affordable, but now Gov....
STEFAN PRYOR, far left, Rhode Island's commerce secretary, speaks during a panel discussion at Providence Business News' 2026 Economic Trends Summit at the Marriott Providence on Thursday morning. The other panelists, from left, are David Salvatore, Providence Foundation executive director; Edwin "Ted" Carr, Providence economic development director; and Kristen Adamo, Providence Warwick Convention & Visitors Bureau CEO and president. PBN Editor Michael Mello, standing at right, moderated. / PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

PBN Summit: Tax cuts to bring stimulus with rise in consumer...

PROVIDENCE – It’s going to be a "gangbusters” year for the consumer in 2026 as income generated from labor begins to outperform the financial...

CNE leadership: Primary care access, intra-system expansion top of mind

PROVIDENCE – In a turbulent statewide and national health care landscape, Care New England Health System leadership is focused on a strong primary and...

Correctional officers union: ‘Our prison is out of control’

Conflict between the Rhode Island Brotherhood of Correctional Officers and R.I. Department of Corrections Director Wayne T. Salisbury Jr. over prison operations has once...

New England Tech announces new building for trades education

EAST GREENWICH – New England Institute of Technology announced plans Wednesday to build a $40 million Innovation Center for Building Sciences, a major campus...

Nuger to lead state tourism efforts

PROVIDENCE – Rebecca "Becky" Nuger, a former Hasbro Inc. marketing and brand executive, has been named the next state tourism leader at R.I. Commerce...

To Savor: Options for new year

The beginning of the year is marked by resolutions, a time for restoration and renewal. I look at the start of a new year...
EMERGENCY PERSONNEL gather at Thayer and Waterman streets in Providence on Dec. 13, after the fatal shooting at Brown University. Business owners in the area have noticed a decline in sales since the shooting, beyond the usual drop when students leave for winter break. / AP FILE PHOTO/MARK STOCKWELL

After shooting, call goes out to support Providence businesses

In the weeks leading up to Christmas, small businesses typically prepare for lively streets, with crowds of shoppers generating a significant portion of yearly...

Club Wyndham Newport Overlook owners association files for bankruptcy

JAMESTOWN – The Newport Overlook Association, the nonprofit owners’ group which manages the timeshare property and common areas of the Wyndham Newport Overlook resort at 150...

Report: Average R.I. monthly utility costs are highest in New England

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island has the most expensive monthly utility costs in New England with residents paying an average of $579 a month, according...
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