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MEETING UP: The Emerging Leaders Council and the Women’s Business Council will be part of the Northern Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce’s Networking Pop Up event at the Black Sheep in Providence on July 27. / PBN PHOTO/JAMES BESSETTE

Black Sheep in Providence under new ownership

PROVIDENCE – A new business partnership has acquired the Black Sheep restaurant and bar located at the corner of Westminster and Empire streets for...

Coogan reelected as Fall River mayor

FALL RIVER – Paul Coogan has secured another term in the mayor’s office.  The incumbent Democrat defeated Republican Gabriel “Boomer” Amaral Tuesday by 225 votes to secure reelection as...
CITIZENS FINANCIAL Group Inc. Chairman and CEO Bruce Van Saun, left, speaks with Providence Chamber of Commerce Chairman Rick Metters during a "fireside chat" on Tuesday night at the R.I. Convention Center. / PBN PHOTO/MATTHEW MCNULTY

Citizens CEO to Chamber: ‘In moments like this, you don’t pull...

PROVIDENCE – Citizens Financial Group Inc. CEO and Chairman Bruce Van Saun told Rhode Island business leaders that companies prepared to invest in talent...

ProJo parent company rebrands as USA Today Co.

PROVIDENCE – Gannett Co., the parent company of The Providence Journal and other local publications, announced Tuesday it is rebranding as USA Today Co.,...

New potential buyer for Roger Williams, Fatima Hospital emerges

PROVIDENCE – As a federal court considers a request to potentially close Roger Williams Medical Center and Our Lady of Fatima Hospital by the...

Ocean State Job Lot offering 20% off all food until SNAP...

NORTH KINGSTOWN – Ocean State Job Lot has announced that the entire food section in all 17 Rhode Island stores will be discounted by...

Climate-fighting efforts show slight gain but still fall far short, UN...

All nations of the world had homework this year: submit new-and-improved plans to fight climate change. But the plans they handed in “have barely...

R.I. 10th-best state for jobs, WalletHub finds

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is the 10th-best state in the nation for jobs, according to WalletHub.  To determine its annual rankings, researchers at the personal finance website based in...

Denny’s to be acquired and taken private in a deal valued...

Denny's is being acquired by a group of investors in a deal that will take the breakfast chain private. The restaurant's board on Monday unanimously...

Federal budget cuts create one big not so beautiful mess in...

The human and financial costs of federal funding cuts are coming into focus for Rhode Island – and it’s not a pretty picture. Tens of...
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