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R.I. HPI increases 3.8% in April

PROVIDENCE – The home price index in Rhode Island increased 3.8% year over year in April, according to CoreLogic. Rhode Island HPI growth was faster...

Organic Dyes completes consolidation of its facilities in R.I. and S.C.

LINCOLN – Colorant solution provider Organic Dyes & Pigments LLC has relocated its Providence and East Providence facilities into one new facility in the...

RIPTA ridership down, as other modes of transportation increase

PROVIDENCE – After reaching 21 million bus riders in 2008, R.I. Public Transit Authority annual ridership fell below 20 million following the Great Recession...

RePowerPVD report highlights Fogarty Elementary for energy reduction efforts

PROVIDENCE – The first annual RePowerPVD report, highlighting a voluntary energy-reduction program for large city buildings, has identified Mary E. Fogarty Elementary School as...

Airport police chief leaves for undisclosed reasons

WARWICK – The T.F. Green Airport police chief has left the department for undisclosed reasons, WPRI-TV CBS 12 reported on May 23. Stephen Cahill had...

Rhode Island approves state’s first major offshore wind energy contract


PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Public Utilities Commission on May 28 unanimously approved a 20-year “power purchase” agreement between National Grid Rhode Island and DWW...

Twin River to move headquarters to downtown Providence

PROVIDENCE – Twin River Worldwide Holdings Inc. is moving its headquarters to Providence, the company announced May 27. The casino and horse-track gaming company will...

Embattled F.R. mayor has July court date

FALL RIVER – A hearing that could have led to a trial date for embattled Mayor Jasiel Correia II was postponed to July 15...

Man charged in slot scam at Tiverton Casino

TIVERTON – A Massachusetts man is accused of being the mastermind of a scam to pass counterfeit Plainridge Park Casino free-slot mailers at the...

R.I. single-family home sales and prices increase in April

PROVIDENCE – The median price of a single-family home sold in Rhode Island in April was $275,000, a 2.1% increase year over year, according...
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