Hasbro posts $220M Q3 profit
PAWTUCKET – Hasbro Inc. posted a profit of $220 million in the third quarter, a slight increase from $213 million one year prior, the...
New Bedford announces plans to build business park at Whaling City...
NEW BEDFORD – The city on Oct. 23 unveiled a plan to build a business park on 100 acres of the 275-acre Whaling City...
DEM buys 12 acres of forestland in Hopkinton for $400K to...
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Environmental Management on Oct. 22 announced its purchase of 12.6 acres of forestland in Hopkinton that will be...
State budget director to step down as part of overdue retirement...
PROVIDENCE – Thomas Mullaney, executive director of the R.I. Office of Management and Budget, planned to retire earlier this year but due to COVID-19...
House Republicans call for fuelwood harvesting program to limit forest fire...
PROVIDENCE – R.I. House Republicans on Oct. 23 announced they have joined the R.I. Department of Environmental Management in calling for a comprehensive statewide...
CVS to hire 15K in Q4 due to COVID-19 and flu...
WOONSOCKET – CVS Health Corp. expects to hire 15,000 employees in the fourth quarter, the company said on Oct. 19.
Two-thirds of the hires will...
Aurelius Coworks opens Westwey Club in Turks Head Building
PROVIDENCE – Aurelius Coworks has opened Westwey Club, a coworking and flexible office space community, on the 11th floor of the Turks Head Building,...
Caution in PPP loan spending bolsters Washington Trust Q3 deposits
WESTERLY – The Washington Trust Co. continues to see deposits increase, in part due to federal forgivable payroll loans that some recipients still haven’t...
R.I. Hospitality Association distributes blankets, PPE, heaters to restaurants
CRANSTON – The Rhode Island Hospitality Association on Oct. 14 launched its #BYOBlanket campaign to help restaurants in the state extend the outdoor dining...
SBA releases streamlined PPP forgiveness application for loans $50K or smaller
PROVIDENCE – The U.S. Small Business Administration has released a simplified loan forgiveness application for Paycheck Protection Program loans of $50,000 or less.
The application,...
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