State commits $5.48M to rural healthcare workforce training
PROVIDENCE – A $5.48 million federal investment will support healthcare career training at 14 Rhode Island schools and local education agencies as part of...
Rhode Island loses appeal for federal blizzard aid
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island has lost its appeal to the decision by the Federal Emergency Management Agency denying the state federal disaster assistance following...
Commentary: The private side of trust
(Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part series, When Did Confidentiality Become Optional?)
For more than 30 years, I have been part of...
U.S. job market rebounds as employers add 162K jobs; the unemployment...
WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. job market rebounded in August as employers added a surprising 162,000 jobs. The unemployment rate stayed at a low 4.1%.
The...
Surge in charity care puts hospitals under more strain
Cash-strapped hospitals in Rhode Island are seeing the cost of charity care surge amid disruptions in the health insurance market, and some in the...
Groove-Pin, Centreville Bank, South County Health, Amica Mutual and CBIZ named...
PROVIDENCE – Groov-Pin Corp., Centreville Bank, South County Health, Amica Mutual Insurance Co. and CBIZ were the top companies recognized Thursday during Providence Business...
Newport Historical Society gets $245K to digitize Revolutionary-era archives
NEWPORT – The Newport Historical Society has received a $245,000 federal grant to preserve and digitize thousands of documents that chronicle Newport and Rhode...
Average rate on a 30-year mortgage climbs to highest level in...
Mortgage rates rose again this week, driving the average long-term U.S. home loan rate to its highest level in more than a year.
The benchmark...
State’s teacher apprenticeship program expands
CENTRAL FALLS – Rhode Island’s Registered Teaching Apprenticeship Program is expanding from four apprentices to 14 as the state works to create a new...
Bryant University’s Global Trade Summit to focus on technology, economy and...
SMITHFIELD – Business leaders from across New England will gather at Bryant University on Sept. 24 for the 40th annual Global Trade Summit hosted...


















