Northern Rhode Island Chamber adds job bank to website for members
PROVIDENCE – The Northern Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce has set up a job bank on its website, in response to the demand for...
Westport River Watershed Alliance breaks ground on new headquarters project
WESTPORT – The Westport River Watershed Alliance held a groundbreaking ceremony June 8 for a project to convert an abandoned garage by the river...
R.I. to administer Uniform Bar Examination next year
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island will join 31 other jurisdictions in the United States next year in administering the Uniform Bar Examination, the R.I. Judiciary...
CCI drops again in April but economy still grows
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – In a second consecutive monthly decline, the current-conditions index compiled by University of Rhode Island economist Leonard Lardaro fell another eight...
CoreLogic: R.I. mortgage delinquency continues decline in March
PROVIDENCE – The March house foreclosure inventory and delinquency rates in the metropolitan area continued multiyear declines, according to a June 12 CoreLogic report.
In...
Mansaray pleads guilty to bank fraud conspiracy, aggravated identity theft
PROVIDENCE – City resident Jamal Mansaray pleaded guilty May 30 to one count each of bank fraud conspiracy and aggravated identify theft related to...
Noriegas indicted for workers’ compensation fraud
FALL RIVER – Rossy Noriega, former owner and president of shuttered New Diamond Work Inc., a temporary employment agency, and her daughter and employee...
Amtrak launches new assigned-seating initiative for Acela first class
PROVIDENCE – Amtrak is now offering assigned seating for customers traveling in Acela first class on select departures, the company announced May 30.
With the...
CoreLogic: Providence metro HPI up 8.2% in April
PROVIDENCE – Single-family home prices in the Providence-Warwick metropolitan area rose 8.2 percent year over year in April, according to a June 5 CoreLogic home price...
Raimondo, DEM announce $210K in grants to local farmers, community groups
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo joined the R.I. Department of Environmental Management and partners May 30 at the Statehouse to announce more than...
