Brown Medicine’s Kashmanian named Career Achiever in PBN’s 2023 C-Suite Awards...
PROVIDENCE – Ann M. Kashmanian, CEO of Brown Medicine, has been named the 2023 Career Achiever for Providence Business News’ annual C-Suite Awards program.
Kashmanian,...
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Growing up in a military family constantly on the move, Davis McClarren struggled to establish roots and grow meaningful relationships.
That yearning for connections continued...
Is R.I.’s rate of new business starts a problem?
At first glance, the Rhode Island business community’s growth during the COVID-19 pandemic looks impressive: since 2019, new business applications have shot up by...
SBA names 2023 R.I. Small Business Week award winners
PROVIDENCE – The U.S. Small Business Administration announced the 2023 Rhode Island Small Business Week Award winners Tuesday.
This year’s honorees include two regional award winners among...
U.S. inflation eases but stays high, putting Fed in tough spot
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. consumer price increases eased slightly from January to February but still pointed to an elevated inflation rate that is posing...
U.S. adds a robust 311,000 jobs despite Fed’s rate hikes
WASHINGTON (AP) – America's employers added a substantial 311,000 jobs in February, fewer than January's huge gain but enough to keep pressure on the...
R.I. unemployment rate dips slightly to 3.1% in January
CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment in January was 3.1%, one-tenth of a percentage point less than December, the R.I. Department of Labor...
Applications for U.S. jobless aid rise by most in 5 months
NEW YORK (AP) – The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits last week jumped by the most in five months, but layoffs remain...
Teamsters Local 251 bus drivers, First Student reach new agreement, avoid...
PROVIDENCE – A new contract agreement has been reached between the local union that represents school bus drivers in the city and First Student...
Not everyone is sold on McKee’s plan to boost MBE program
AFTER THE STATE last year exceeded the minimum requirements for awarding government contracts to minority- and women-owned businesses, Gov. Daniel J. McKee wants to...
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