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...
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...
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...
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’...
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...
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...