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EIGHTEEN Rhode Island communities that have been designated as "rural" will share in a $156 million federal grant over five years to improve access to health care in those areas. PBN FILE PHOTO/WILLIAM HAMILTON

R.I. officials to focus on rural health care with $156M grant

PROVIDENCE – State officials will target health care improvements in Rhode Island's 18 designated rural communities through a $156 million grant. The award, announced Tuesday...

Brown Health reaches $50M loan agreement with Citizens Bank

PROVIDENCE – Brown University Health recently reached a $50 million loan agreement with Citizens Bank. The agreement, disclosed in a Dec. 12 filing, grants the...

R.I. Life Science Hub seeks to establish nonprofit fund

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Life Science Hub is moving forward with plans to create a nonprofit arm to fund its work, though the state's...

355-unit Providence riverfront development receives preliminary approval

PROVIDENCE – The City Plan Commission this week granted preliminary approval to a 355-residential unit proposed at 27 East River St. The 88-foot tall development,...

Care New England ends FY 2025 with $10.8M operating loss

PROVIDENCE – Care New England Health System finished fiscal year 2025 with a $10.8 million operating loss according to unaudited financial statements released Nov....

MindImmune Therapeutics raises $30M in Series A funding, appoints new CEO

PROVIDENCE – MindImmune Therapeutics, a company developing innovative treatments for Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases, announced this week that it has raised $30 million...

South County Health exploring ‘top 10 national health care system’ partnership...

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – South County Health is formally exploring a new partnership that its leadership says would allow South County Hospital to remain an...

Tax Foundation: R.I. ranks 40th overall for tax competitiveness

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island continues to be among the states with the worst tax environments in the nation, ranking 40th in a report published...

New bike lane in the works along East Providence-Barrington corridor

EAST PROVIDENCE — Willett Avenue will soon gain a bike lane and lose a traffic lane in each direction under a R.I. Department of...

Lardaro: Recession fears hover over R.I.’s economy

PROVIDENCE – Recession fears and tariffs continue to loom over Rhode Island’s economy, University of Rhode Island economist and professor Leonard Lardaro said Friday...
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