DownCity Design, Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council receive $20K in tech grants
WEST WARWICK – DownCity Design and the Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council will each receive $10,000 Cox Communications grants to put toward technology equipment and...
State announces EV charging station construction progress, new survey
HOPKINTON – As part of a broader push to encourage electric vehicle usage in Rhode Island, the Ashaway and Warwick Park & Ride will...
Proposed sale of 2 R.I. hospitals draws support, concern at first...
PROVIDENCE – Health care workers, union representatives, executives and members of the public Tuesday weighed in on The Centurion Foundation’s proposal to purchase two...
WalletHub: R.I. second-worst state for doctors
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is the second-worst state for doctors, according to WalletHub.
The financial website based in Miami, Fla., ranked the Ocean State 50th...
After 65 years, Home Loan Investment Bank changes name to Shoreham...
WARWICK – Home Loan Investment Bank FSB says it has changed its name to Shoreham Bank to reflect its expansion of its financial products...
Washington Trust kicks off 24th annual Peanut Butter Drive
WESTERLY – The Washington Trust Co. has kicked off its 24th annual Peanut Butter Drive and will collect jars of peanut butter at the...
Fintech industry group opposed R.I. bank legislation
PROVIDENCE – The American Fintech Council, an industry association representing fintech companies and innovative banks, recently testified that it opposes Rhode Island legislation that...
First public hearing on Centurion’s proposed purchase of CharterCARE slated for...
PROVIDENCE – The public on Tuesday will start weighing in on the proposed sale of two Rhode Island Hospitals that would establish a new...
Rite-Solutions awarded $60.7M, 5-year naval contract
MIDDLETOWN – Rite-Solutions Inc., an engineering and information technology company, has been awarded a $60.7 million, five-year contract to support the Naval Undersea Warfare Center’s...
R.I. Site Readiness Program has $1.4M to spend; April 19 deadline...
(Editor’s note: This is the second in an occasional series focused on questions from Providence Business News readers for R.I. Commerce Corp. Secretary Elizabeth...