Providence man pleads guilty to role in 3 fraud schemes
PROVIDENCE – A city resident faces two counts of wire fraud and one of theft of public funds and money laundering after admitting to...
Mortgaged homes in R.I. see average year-over-year equity gain of $51K...
PROVIDENCE – The average equity gain per borrower of a mortgaged home in Rhode Island was $51,000 year over year in the second quarter...
Bryant University receives $1M gift to develop dining commons inside new...
SMITHFIELD – Corey E. Levine, a 1980 Bryant University graduate and executive director of the Ettenberg Foundation, has donated $1 million to his alma...
R.I. set to release expanded list of tax delinquents
PROVIDENCE – If an allegiance to a sense of civic duty isn’t enough, Rhode Island businesses and residents who owe more than $50,000 in...
Average rate on a 30-year mortgage falls to 6.20%, lowest level...
The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. fell this week to its lowest level in 19 months, reflecting a pullback in...
Providence awarded $2.3M for opioid prevention project
PROVIDENCE – The city has been awarded a $2.3 million federal grant to continue its opioid prevention efforts, Mayor Brett P. Smiley announced Thursday.
The...
URI alum, wife donate $5M to help student-athletes earn business degrees
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – A 1978 University of Rhode Island graduate and his wife have made a multi-part, seven-figure gift to the state land-grant school...
Wholesale inflation mostly cooled last month in latest sign that price...
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. wholesale price increases mostly slowed last month, the latest evidence that inflation pressures are cooling enough for the Federal Reserve to...
DESIGN WEEK RI kicks off lineup of events on Sept. 13
PROVIDENCE – The 11th annual DESIGN WEEK RI begins Sept. 13 and runs through Sept. 20, showcasing Rhode Island designers with a lineup of...
Hopkins wins Republican primary for Cranston mayor
CRANSTON – Incumbent Kenneth J. Hopkins won the Republican mayoral primary and will face Democratic City Councilor Robert Ferri in November to remain the...