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URI researcher receives $1.5M grant to study brain disease linked to...

KINGSTON – A University of Rhode Island neuroscientist has received a $1.5 million research grant to study cerebral amyloid angiopathy, a disease that affects...
THE FIVE-BEDROOM, two-and-a-half-bath home at 8 Taylor’s Lane North in Little Compton and the adjoining 2.27-acre lot recently sold for a combined $7.7 million. / COURTESY RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES LTD.

Little Compton waterfront property sells for $7.7M

LITTLE COMPTON – A historic waterfront home has sold for $5.6 million and its adjoining 2.27-acre lot for $2.15 million, making it the highest...

Search for Rhode Island’s first-ever inspector general is almost on

The five-member Inspector General Independent Advisory Commission agreed Wednesday to open applications for the state’s newest statewide position on Aug. 3. They’ll close on...
A RENDERING OF THE NEW R.I. State Police barracks in West Greenwich. State officials held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the $41.3 million building on Thursday. / COURTESY KBA ASSOCIATES

R.I. State Police opens new public safety complex in West Greenwich

WEST GREENWICH – The R.I. State Police has officially opened its new $41.3 million 35,000-square-foot barracks along the New London Turnpike.  Gov. Daniel J. McKee...
AFTER A 10-month investigation, WPRI-TV CBS 12 on Friday reported that W. Whitney George, the CEO of Toronto-based investment firm Sprott Inc., played a role in financing the effort. / PBN FILE PHOTO/JAMES BESSETTE

Report: ‘Mr. Big’ investor revealed in Pawtucket soccer team, stadium project

PAWTUCKET – Another private investor has been identified in the $137 million, 10,000-seat soccer stadium project along the Seekonk River and the team that...

SEC filing of the week: Beacon Financial Q2 profit doubles as...

BOSTON – Beacon Financial Corp. reported second-quarter profit more than double its earnings from a year earlier on Wednesday as the bank continued operating...
IN GOOD COMPANY: The R.I. Commerce Corp. board meets at Cumberland-based baby product company Baby Delight Inc. in June for a strategic retreat to discuss economic and workforce trends. Gov. Daniel J. McKee, third from the left, leads the meeting. 
COURTESY R.I. COMMERCE CORP.

ELECTION26: Gubernatorial race puts performance of R.I. Commerce in spotlight

On the top floor of the Wexford Science & Technology building overlooking Providence’s I-195 District, Gov. Daniel J. McKee stood before business executives and...
R.I. PUBLIC TRANSIT AUTHORITY CEO Christopher Durand stands in a field next to the Providence train station, one of two parcels being considered for a new central transit hub. PBN FILE PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

Providence transit hub process getting attention from candidates

For more than a decade, plans to move the R.I. Public Transit Authority’s central bus hub out of Kennedy Plaza in Providence have cycled...

Electric Boat lands $76.6B Navy submarine award

PROVIDENCE – General Dynamics Electric Boat has been awarded a pair of contracts from the U.S. Department of War totaling $76.6 billion to expand its...
NBA STAR Kawhi Leonard is a minority investor in the Rhode Island soccer stadium and the team Rhode Island FC, according to a report by WPRI-TV CBS 12. / PBN FILE PHOTO/JAMES BESSETTE

Report: NBA star Kawhi Leonard a minority investor in $137M R.I....

PAWTUCKET – NBA star Kawhi Leonard has been disclosed as a minority investor in the  $137 million, 10,000-seat soccer stadium along the Seekonk River and...
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