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Dockworkers’ union suspends strike until Jan. 15 to allow time to...

DETROIT (AP) – Some 45,000 dockworkers at East and Gulf coast ports are returning to work after their union reached a deal to suspend...

Report: R.I. Lottery transfer dropped $8.2M year over year in fiscal...

PROVIDENCE – After growing for two consecutive years, increased regional competition is eating into the state's legalized gaming take, according to the fiscal 2024...
ANNA CANO MORALES, the former vice president of external relations and diversity, equity and inclusion at Rhode Island College, jointly signed back in May a severance agreement with the college that she would receive $180,000, equaling a year's worth of salary, plus a stipend for health care. / COURTESY RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE

RIC pays $180K severance to former DEI vice president

PROVIDENCE – As part of severance agreement from mid-May, Rhode Island College agreed to pay Anna Cano Morales, its now former vice president of...

CCRI cuts ribbon on Bally’s-funded casino training room

LINCOLN – The Community College of Rhode Island on Thursday held a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Flanagan Campus to mark the opening of its...
A SCREENSHOT of the online Rhode Island broadband map provided by R.I. Commerce Corp.'s ConnectRI program.

R.I.’s broadband plans move forward despite Cox lawsuit

Rhode Island officials say a Cox Communications lawsuit could threaten a federal $108.7 million allocation to improve high-speed internet access in the state, so...

Rite-Solutions, URI to partner in fulfilling 3-year, $2M Naval cybersecurity contract

MIDDLETOWN – Engineering, software and technology company Rite-Solutions Inc. will partner with the University of Rhode Island to carry out a $2 million contract...

More Americans file for unemployment benefits, but layoffs remain historically low

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose modestly last week but remains at healthy levels. The Labor Department reported Thursday that applications for...

City Council committee wants transit hub language removed from Providence Comprehensive...

PROVIDENCE – The City Council Ordinance Committee on Wednesday unanimously approved an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan removing language they argue indicates community support...

Riley Power Group to lay off additional 13 R.I. employees

NORTH KINGSTOWN – After revealing plans in August to layoff 117 workers, Riley Power Group, a North Carolina-based maintenance and construction company that does...
HOWARD DULUDE has been named the Hospital Association of Rhode Island's interim president. / COURTESY HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION OF RHODE ISLAND

Dulude named Hospital Association of Rhode Island’s interim president

PROVIDENCE – Howard Dulude, a former Lifespan Corp. executive who has been vice president of the Hospital Association of Rhode Island for the past...
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