R.I.’s 4.1% June jobless rate 3rd highest in New England
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s June unemployment rate of 4.1% was the third highest in New England but below the national rate of 4.2%, according...
ACLU calls on municipalities to beef up public meeting policies
PROVIDENCE – The state’s Open Meetings Act says that deliberations by local elected officials “be performed in an open and public manner.”
However, according to...
Election26: Providence mayoral candidates debate housing, public safety
PROVIDENCE – Housing affordability was the defining divide Tuesday as incumbent Mayor Brett P. Smiley and state Rep. David Morales offered competing visions for...
Washington Trust CEO points to commercial lending, branch growth after strong...
WESTERLY – Washington Trust Bancorp Inc. Chairman and CEO Edward O. “Ned” Handy III said the bank's improved second-quarter results showed growth in commercial...
Magic: The Gathering powers Hasbro to $160.9M Q2 profit
PAWTUCKET – Hasbro Inc. on Tuesday reported a second-quarter profit of $160.9 million driven by a strong performance from Magic: The Gathering, after posting an...
Judge’s ruling in Shekarchi’s bid to quash ethics probe expected in...
WARWICK – The fate of the state Ethics Commission’s investigation into whether former House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi can join the R.I. Supreme Court...
Washington Trust Q2 profit rises 21% on lending growth, higher margins
WESTERLY – Washington Trust Bancorp Inc., the parent company of The Washington Trust Co., on Monday reported a $16 million profit for the second...
NSF Seafood Engine in New England granted $15M to strengthen industry
PROVIDENCE – The NSF Seafood Engine in New England, a seafood industry technology initiative, has been awarded $15 million in federal funding to help...
R.I., Mass. gas prices climb over $4 as Iran war heats...
PROVIDENCE – Renewed conflict in the Middle East's Strait of Hormuz has sent the average weekly price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline in Rhode...
R.I. receives $1.12M federal grant for criminal record system upgrades
Rhode Island is receiving $1.12 million to help the state’s public safety agency modernize its criminal history record systems – the largest award the...
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