State union workers approve 4-year contract with $3K vaccine bonus
PROVIDENCE – Members of Rhode Island's largest state employee union on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a new four-year contract that includes a $3,000 bonus for...
R.I. awards $31M for 23 affordable housing projects
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee announced on Wednesday that the state’s Housing Resources Commission is awarding $31 million to support 23 affordable housing...
R.I. implementing proof-of-vaccination passport program
PROVIDENCE - Rhode Island will soon be joining other states in implementing a proof-of-vaccination passport program, according to Gov. Daniel J. McKee's office.
Alana O’Hare,...
R.I. awards up to $1.7M to boost internet access
NEWPORT – Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Tuesday announced up to $1.7 million in internet access grants for Rhode Island households with low and...
Former pro basketball player and current Heartland Coca-Cola CEO and President...
Ulysses “Junior” Bridgeman, one of the world's wealthiest former athletes and the CEO and president of Heartland Coca-Cola, will share insights on navigating the...
PBN celebrates 35th anniversary with business community
WARWICK – Providence Business News on Thursday celebrated three and a half decades of providing business journalism to Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts at...
BNI Founder Ivan Misner: Now is the time to develop a...
Networking is all about building relationships. And in the eyes of networking expert Ivan Misner, it is during tough stretches such as the one...
How can you successfully network and build professional relationships in the...
Ivan Misner, founder and chief visionary officer of BNI, will share his insight during the November episode of 21st Century Business Forum webcast.
This webcast...
R.I. to hold lottery for five medical marijuana dispensary licenses on...
WARWICK – Two years after state lawmakers approved the expansion of Rhode Island’s medical marijuana dispensaries from three to nine, a lottery will be...
McKee planning additional supplemental ARPA budget proposal for January
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee said Tuesday that his office intends to file an additional supplemental budget in January with the R.I. General...