School of hard hats: College-bound? EB’s hiring surge convincing more grads...
Approaching graduation, Lincoln Aldrich was only certain of two things: he wanted to work on boats, and he wanted to make a decent paycheck.
“I...
R.I.’s inspector general taking shape, with limitations
Just over a month after Gov. Daniel J. McKee signed the fiscal 2027 budget creating Rhode Island’s first Office of Inspector General, government and...
Lardaro: R.I. appears to be headed out of economic recession
PROVIDENCE – The recession may be ending in Rhode Island, University of Rhode Island economist Leonard Lardaro said Thursday in his monthly Current Conditions...
R.I. federal judge denies Trump’s emergency stay request in asylum application...
A Rhode Island federal judge on Wednesday left intact his ruling from last month blocking the Trump administration’s freeze on processing asylum applications from...
Citizens’ 2Q profit increases 34.6%
PROVIDENCE – Citizens Financial Group Inc. on Thursday posted a $587 million profit for the second quarter of 2026, up 34.6% year over year. The increase was...
R.I. monthly unemployment falls to 4.1% in June
CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in June was 4.1%, down from 4.3% in May, the R.I. Department of Labor and Training...
Retail sales up a modest 0.2% in June
NEW YORK (AP) – Shoppers slowed their spending in June from May amid continuing economic uncertainty and fading benefits from generous government tax refunds.
Retail...
CVS Caremark settles with FTC, agrees to drug-pricing changes
WOONSOCKET – CVS Caremark, CVS Health Corp.’s pharmacy benefit manager, has reached a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission over insulin prices and rebate practices.
The agreement resolves the...
2 Dominican nationals sentenced for fraudulently obtaining federal benefits
PROVIDENCE – Two Dominican nationals have each been sentenced to time in federal prison for stealing identities of American citizens to fraudulently obtain Medicaid, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance...
Providence mayor, City Council in standoff over rental assistance fund
PROVIDENCE – Mayor Brett P. Smiley on Wednesday called on the City Council to approve his proposed rental assistance fund before it breaks for...
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