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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...
COREY E. LEVINE, right, executive director of the Ettenberg Foundation, had made a $1 million donation to his alma mater to develop a new dining area inside Bryant’s new Business Entrepreneurship Leadership Center. Pictured at left with Levine is his wife, Karen Levine. / COURTESY BRYANT UNIVERSITY

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...
DAVID E. BARRETT, managing partner of health care and technology venture capital firm Polaris Partners, and his wife, Kristen Cobb Barrett contributed $5 million to the University of Rhode Island to help student-athletes pursue business degrees. / COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND

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...
DEF JAM RECORDINGS' founding creative director Cey Adams will be the keynote speaker at DESIGN WEEK RI on Sept. 17. / COURTESY ROBERT BREDVAD

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...
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