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Rep. Cicilline resigning from Congress to lead Rhode Island Foundation

PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Foundation has found its successor to Neil D. Steinberg, and it is a familiar face to the Ocean State...

General Assembly leaders divided on tax cuts, school funding formula

PROVIDENCE – House and Senate leaders agree that taxes levied on Rhode Island businesses should be reduced. But the consensus ends there.  Speaking during the...
LEE FENTON, CEO of Bally’s Corp., will step down on March 31 after 18 months on the job. / COURTESY BALLY'S CORP.

Bally’s making change in leadership, posts preliminary $477M Q4 loss

PROVIDENCE – Lee Fenton, CEO of Bally’s Corp., will step down on March 31, the gaming company announced Monday as it also released preliminary 2022 financial...

McKee picks 6 judicial nominees

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Friday appointed six judicial nominees for R.I. Senate approval to fill vacancies on the R.I. Superior Court,...

Walsh to leave Biden Cabinet for NHL union

WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh is expected to leave the Biden administration to run the National Hockey League Players' Association, according...
PROVIDENCE MAYOR Brett Smiley has scheduled a public forum at Providence Career and Technical Academy, 41 Fricker St., for residents to meet the finalists for police chief. PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Public forum for Providence police chief finalists slated for Feb. 8

PROVIDENCE – A public forum for community members to meet the finalists for police chief will be held on Feb. 8 at the Providence...
BUSINESS AND NONPROFIT leaders meet and talk with one another Thursday during Providence Business News' 2023 Book of Lists Premier Event at the Graduate Providence. / PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

PBN debuts 2023 Book of Lists at Graduate Providence

PROVIDENCE – Nearly 250 local business and nonprofit representatives gathered Thursday at the Graduate Providence to network with one another during Providence Business News’...
TEXTRON INC. Thursday named Tom Hammoor CEO and president of subsidiary Textron Systems. Hammoor will succeed Lisa Atherton, who was named chief operating officer of Textron's Bell segment. / PHOTO COURTESY OF TEXTRON INC.

Hammoor named CEO and president of Textron subsidiary Textron Systems

PROVIDENCE – Textron Inc. Thursday named Tom Hammoor its new CEO and president of its subsidiary Textron Systems, succeeding Lisa Atherton, who was named...
PROVIDENCE MAYOR BREET SMILEY is beginning the process of hiring a new police chief. PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Smiley begins search for new Providence police chief

PROVIDENCE – Mayor Brett Smiley announced Friday that the search process has begun to find the 38th chief of the Providence Police Department.  The city’s...

Poll: McKee remains 4th-least popular governor in U.S.

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee remains the fourth-least popular governor in the nation in a new Morning Consult poll released Thursday.  McKee’s approval rating from Rhode...
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