Newport Daily News to cease print edition on Wednesdays
MIDDLETOWN – The Newport Daily News, one of multiple Gannett Co.-owned local newspapers in Rhode Island and Massachusetts, will be eliminating its Wednesday physical...
Annual 401Gives Day raises $3.09M for 507 local nonprofits
PROVIDENCE – Back on April 1 during 401Gives Day, United Way of Rhode Island CEO and President Cortney Nicolato’s team members attended an event...
Edesia receives $50K gift on ‘Drew Barrymore Show’; funds will help...
NORTH KINGSTOWN – An appearance on the NBC’s “Today” show subsequently led to a pleasant financial surprise for Edesia Inc. on another daytime talk...
Amica Insurance CEO Robert DiMuccio to retire
LINCOLN – The longtime leader of one of Rhode Island’s top private companies is stepping down after more than 30 years.
Amica Mutual Insurance Co....
Local nonprofits, new and returning, seek to benefit on 401Gives Day
PROVIDENCE – Melissa Guillet knows full well how to help the community discover itself.
At Johnston-based nonprofit 15 Minute Field Trips, Guillet – the organization’s...
U.S. growth in Q4 revised lower to 6.9%, slower growth to...
WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. economy ended 2021 by expanding at a healthy 6.9% annual pace from October through December, the government reported Wednesday,...
R.I. Foundation study: Minority-owned businesses still lacking in state
PROVIDENCE – While the minority population in Rhode Island is increasing, the number of minority-owned businesses in the Ocean State still lag behind the...
Ned Johnson, who made Fidelity a fund titan, dies at 91
NEW YORK (AP) – Edward "Ned" Johnson III, a businessman who grew Fidelity Investments into the financial giant it is today, has died. He...
New ‘hub’ will support R.I.’s disadvantaged small businesses
PROVIDENCE – A new small-business hub expected to be open by early next year will focus on minority-and women-owned businesses, says Nina Pande, executive...
DESIGNxRI’s Carnevale to step aside as executive director
PROVIDENCE – After close to a decade, DESIGNxRI’s co-founder and executive director will be stepping aside.
The nonprofit that supports Rhode Island’s design industry announced...
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