Commission, DEM agree on construction schedule for sewer-overflow tunnel
PROVIDENCE – The Narragansett Bay Commission has reached an agreement with the R.I. Department of Environmental Management to start construction of a tunnel under...
Seekonk residents vote down rezoning for multifamily use at Showcase Cinemas...
SEEKONK – Residents in a special town meeting voted down a proposed rezoning of land adjacent to a former Showcase Cinemas site, the Town...
Goldstein alleges discrimination by RIAC, reaches $192K severance agreement
WARWICK – The R.I. Airport Corp. reached a severance agreement with Patricia “Patti” Goldstein, former senior vice president of marketing and communications, in return...
Correctional officer overtime fuels spike in state workers making $100K or...
PROVIDENCE – The number of state workers who made $100,000 or more increased 21 percent over three years, to 2,336 in 2018 from 1,936...
Barrington extends ban on plastics
BARRINGTON – The Town Council has outlawed a host of single-use plastics and foams, such as Styrofoam and other disposable items, including plastic utensils,...
R.I. HPI growth largest in New England
PROVIDENCE – Single-family home values in Rhode Island increased 7.4 percent year over year in December, the fastest growth in New England, according to...
Commerce RI approves incentives for Aloft Hotel, Custom & Miller Box
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Commerce Corp. board of directors approved incentives for CV Properties LLC and Custom & Miller Box on Jan. 28.
CV Properties...
Partners CEO to retire in April
PROVIDENCE – Dr. David Torchiana, CEO of Partners HealthCare, will retire at the end of April, the company confirmed Jan. 28.
The Boston Globe reported...
DOR: Adjusted general revenue $30M below expectations for Dec.
PROVIDENCE – Adjusted general revenue for December was $30.2 million, or 7.9 percent, below the revised estimate adopted at the November 2018 Revenue Estimating...
Commercial-lending gains power WashTrust earnings
WESTERLY – Washington Trust Bancorp Inc., parent of The Washington Trust Co., rode double-digit increases in its commercial lending lines of business to record...
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