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Roger Williams, Fatima Hospital nurses raise concerns over finances, home health...

PROVIDENCE – Half a year after the Georgia-based Centurion Foundation acquired Roger Williams Medical Center and Our Lady of Fatima Hospital, backed with an...

Bally’s secures $560M for Bronx casino project

PROVIDENCE – Bally’s Corp. has secured $560 million in financing for its Bally’s Bronx project in New York, the gaming company announced Monday.  The funding,...

America250-Enduring Success: Amica Mutual Insurance

(Editor’s note: This is the 26th installment in a weekly series featuring Rhode Island’s oldest companies as the nation celebrates the 250th anniversary of...

U.S. inflation picked up as gas prices marched higher due to...

WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. inflation accelerated last month as gas prices spiked in the wake of renewed fighting in the Middle East, underscoring the affordability...
FIXER UPPER: Kate Dyl, Newport Heights property manager, stands on a townhouse porch in the affordable housing development in the North End of the city that’s about to undergo a phased-in renovation. 
PBN PHOTO/DAVE HANSEN

As R.I. races to build new housing, existing affordable units are...

Newport Heights was quite a different place years ago, when the 11-acre public housing complex in the north end of the city – then...
FEDERAL CHANGE: Citizens Bank, the state’s largest nationally chartered bank, and other national banks could see some benefit from a new rule issued by federal regulator Office of the Comptroller of the Currency on mortgage escrow accounts. 
COURTESY CITIZENS FINANCIAL GROUP INC.

New federal escrow rule could cloud mortgage market


For thousands of Rhode Island homeowners, the outcome of a legal fight over mortgage escrow accounts could determine whether money they set aside for...
DEBT DANGER: Alan Krinsky, director of research and fiscal policy at the Economic Progress Institute in Providence, says high interest rates offered by payday lenders, such as Advance America in Pawtucket, pictured, can leave struggling borrowers in a cycle of debt.
PBN PHOTO/­MICHAEL SALERNO

Payday lending ending in R.I., but a gap will remain

Rhode Island is preparing to shut down traditional payday lending next year. Beginning in 2027, payday lenders will no longer be exempt from the state’s...

RIMI takes a holistic lens to employee wellness

PBN Healthiest Employers Awards 2026 100-499 EMPLOYEES 8. Rhode Island Medical Imaging Inc. CEO (or equivalent): Dr. John Pezzullo, president Full-time U.S. employees: 478 Rhode Island Medical Imaging Inc....

Greenwood Credit Union keeps wellness personal, not just professional

PBN Healthiest Employers Awards 2026 2-99 EMPLOYEES 3. Greenwood Credit Union CEO (or equivalent): Frederick W. Reinhardt, CEO and president Full-time U.S. employees: 79 At Greenwood Credit Union,...

BankNewport’s Vitality Wellness Program checks all the boxes

PBN Healthiest Employers Awards 2026 100-499 EMPLOYEES 3. BankNewport CEO (or equivalent): Jack Murphy, CEO and president Full-time U.S. employees: 305 BankNewport’s Vitality Wellness Program offers a personalized...
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