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Providence bike lane network getting renewed attention

More than three years after Providence secured a $27.2 million federal Safe Streets and Roads for All grant, Mayor Brett P. Smiley says construction...

Former Tallulah’s Taqueria Fox Point property listed for $1.195M

PROVIDENCE – The former home of Tallulah’s Taqueria LLC in Fox Point has been listed for $1.195 million. The commercial property at 146 Ives St....

Flock announces changes amid backlash over its license plate reader network

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – Flock Safety, the surveillance technology company increasingly under scrutiny from lawmakers from both parties, civil liberties advocates and citizens across the...
RHODE ISLAND-BASED defense technology company Vatn Systems Inc. and Taiwan's National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology have agreed to explore joint naval defense projects on behalf of Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense. Among Vatn's products is a autonomous underwater vehicle platform torpedo called the S12, pictured, which is produced in Bristol. / COURTESY VATN SYSTEMS INC.

R.I.-based Vatn Systems enters deal to modernize Taiwan’s naval defenses

PORTSMOUTH – Defense technology company Vatn Systems Inc. and Taiwan's National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology has signed a memorandum of understanding to...

Neronha urges regulators to reject Rhode Island Energy’s proposed profit increase

PROVIDENCE – R.I. Attorney General Peter F. Neronha is urging state regulators to reject Rhode Island Energy’s proposed profit increase and more than $200...
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Healthcare should measure outcomes, not just approvals

Ten days ago, my 82-year-old mother-in-law, Jane, was living a remarkably active and independent life. She walked regularly, swam at the YMCA and did water...

Wholesale price inflation slows last month as gas, food costs fall

WASHINGTON (AP) – Wholesale inflation dropped last month as gas prices reversed some of their Iran war spike and other costs also cooled, a sign...
L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INC. executives lead Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., right, and Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., center, through its new 50,000-square-foot production facility at ProvPort. The new site will support the integration and testing of undersea training ranges for U.S. and partner-nation fleets, the company said. / COURTESY L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INC.

Fla. defense contractor opens $6M production facility at ProvPort

PROVIDENCE – Florida-based defense contactor and aerospace company L3Harris Technologies Inc. officially opened its $6 million maritime production facility at the Port of Providence on...

Roger Williams Park Zoo announces death of cheetah

PROVIDENCE – Janga, a 13-year-old cheetah at Roger Williams Park Zoo, has died, the zoo announced Tuesday. Janga was diagnosed with gastrointestinal disease, according to...

McKee selects Matos for R.I. Supreme Court

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Wednesday selected R.I. Superior Court Judge Luis Matos as his nominee for the Supreme Court, ending former...
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