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RIDEM offers $15M in federal disaster relief funding to farmers

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island farmers who were negatively impacted by weather disasters in 2023 and 2024 can now tap into nearly $15 million in federal relief funding...

America250-Enduring Success: Leonard Valve Co.

(Editor’s note: This is the 27th installment in a weekly series featuring Rhode Island’s oldest companies as the nation celebrates the 250th anniversary of...

Lardaro: R.I. continues to recover from ‘shallow recession’

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s recovery from a shallow recession continues, University of Rhode Island economist Leonard Lardaro said Friday in his monthly Current Conditions Index report.  The...

R.I.’s 3.7% August jobless rate 3rd highest in New England

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s August unemployment rate of 3.7% is the third highest in New England but below the national rate of 4.1%, according...
MATT WATSON, director of manufacturing services at Polaris MEP, says the organization has been working with U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse’s office to help manufacturers overcome obstacles to receiving tariffs refunds. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

For some R.I. companies, getting tariff refunds has been a headache

Rhode Island businesses are starting to get millions of dollars back from tariffs they paid under the Trump administration, including interest. About $25 million in...
RHODE ISLAND’S seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in August was 3.7%, down from 3.9% in July, according to the R.I. Department of Labor and Training. / AP FILE PHOTO/LYNNE SLADKY

R.I. monthly unemployment falls to 3.7% in August

CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in August was 3.7%, down from 3.9% in July, the R.I. Department of Labor and Training...

Gilbane’s people-first culture puts mental health and wellness at the center

PBN Healthiest Employers Awards 2026 1,500-4,999 EMPLOYEES 3. Gilbane Inc. CEO (or equivalent): Edward T. Broderick, CEO Full-time U.S. employees: 3,300 With some 3,300 employees globally, Gilbane Inc., a...
CLASS IN SESSION: To better educate employees on tips for a healthy lifestyle, Groov-Pin Corp. brings in wellness vendors to lead tailored classes based on what a certain group may need. 
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Groov-Pin’s commitment to health starts and ends with its employees

PBN Healthiest Employers Awards 2026 2-99 EMPLOYEES 1. Groov-Pin Corp. CEO (or equivalent): Scot A. Jones, CEO Full-time U.S. employees: 72 Groov-Pin Corp. knows that to stay ahead of...

Safety comes first in Toray Plastics’ wellness culture

PBN Healthiest Employers Awards 2026 500-1,499 EMPLOYEES 5. Toray Plastics (America) Inc. CEO (or equivalent): Christopher Roy, CEO, president, and chief operating officer Full-time U.S. employees: 600 At Toray...

Commentary: The private side of trust

(Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part series, When Did Confidentiality Become Optional?) For more than 30 years, I have been part of...
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