State warns of Fla. company perpetrating Rhode Island business scam
PROVIDENCE – A Florida company is using a city address and snail mail to deceive Rhode Island businesses into paying more for services that...
Providence police records show major decreases in crime, arrests in 2020
PROVIDENCE – After a year marred by at least one memorable incident of violent riots and looting, downtown's image has taken a hit, with...
Travel agencies seeing business ramp back up
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s travel agencies are experiencing a rise in calls and bookings, indicating that the travel industry is rebounding from the deep...
Port of Davisville reports 27% drop in auto imports in 2020...
NORTH KINGSTOWN – Auto imports into the Port of Davisville were slashed by more than a quarter in 2020 compared with the prior year,...
McKee: Legal marijuana a ‘small-business opportunity’
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee says he sees the legalization of recreational marijuana as a "small-business opportunity," and he is signaling that his...
Push again on in R.I. to legalize recreational marijuana use
PROVIDENCE - The push to legalize recreational marijuana is officially back on in the Ocean State, with the introduction in the Senate of a...
Owning engineering firm part of her grand design
As far back as she can remember, Stephanie Robat wanted to be an engineer.
Her father, Robert Fairbanks, owns Fairbanks Engineering Corp. in Exeter. She...
R.I. Commerce Corp., R.I. Foundation collaborate on initiative to help minority-owned...
PROVIDENCE – R.I. Commerce Corp. and the Rhode Island Foundation are collaborating on a project that will help support, sustain and grow minority-owned businesses...
Johnston Planning Board gives $300M retail distribution center initial approval
JOHNSTON – A $300 million retail distribution facility proposed for Johnston was outlined in greater detail on Tuesday, in a hearing before the Johnston...
PBN summit panelists lay out latest rules on federal, state business...
PROVIDENCE – The dizzying array of state and federal relief programs rolled out over the last year is enough to trip up even the...
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