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R.I. among nation’s safest states, WalletHub finds

PROVIDENCE – For the fourth straight year, Rhode Island is the ninth-safest state in nation, according to WalletHub.  Researchers at the personal finance website compared...

Cotality: R.I. home price index jumps 5.09% year over year in...

PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island home price index increased 5.09% year over year in August, the second-highest growth rate in New England, according to...

T.F. Green, The Castle Hill Inn named best among Condé Nast...

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island has one of the nation’s best airports and best hotels in New England, according to 2026 Condé Nast Traveler Readers’...

Textron Systems awarded $230M naval contract modification

PROVIDENCE – Textron Systems Corp. in New Orleans has been awarded a contract modification valued at $230 million by the U.S. Navy to produce...

Report: Second company dismissed in Washington Bridge lawsuit

PROVIDENCE – A second company has been dropped from state’s lawsuit against construction and inspection companies that worked on the failed Washington Bridge, WPRI-TV...

Pentair completes acquisition of Taco Group Holdings in Cranston

CRANSTON – London-based Pentair PLC has completed its $1.4 billion acquisition of Taco Group Holdings LLC.  Taco is now a part of Pentair’s Water Solutions...

The end is near for U.S. hemp THC market. But uncertainty...

On less than an acre of farmland in Hopkinton, rows of hemp plants were nearing harvest. Most of their “colas” – dense clusters of...
THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF RHODE ISLAND has received $200,000 in state funding to develop and launch a new workforce training program with the R.I. Office of Energy Resources. / COURTESY COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF RHODE ISLAND 

CCRI, state energy office to launch new HVAC, heat pump training...

PROVIDENCE – The Community College of Rhode Island has received $200,000 in state funding to develop and launch a new workforce training program with...

Brockmeyer, King among 24 honorees for PBN’s 2026 Manufacturing Awards

PROVIDENCE – Felix Brockmeyer, CEO and president of igus Inc., has been named the 2026 Strategic Leadership Award winner for Providence Business News’ annual...

R.I., Mass. gas prices dip on declining oil prices, cooling demand

PROVIDENCE – The average weekly price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline in Rhode Island decreased 4 cents from a week ago to $4.34 per gallon, AAA...
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