Citizens Financial Group posts $511M profit in Q1
PROVIDENCE – Citizens Financial Group Inc. saw its profits increase 21% compared with a year ago, ending the first quarter with $511 million in earnings,...
CharterCARE Foundation’s Iacono among 28 honorees for PBN’s Business Women Awards...
PROVIDENCE – Paula Iacono, executive director for the CharterCARE Foundation, has been selected by Providence Business News as this year’s Career Achievement winner among...
CVS names Kane president of Aetna
PROVIDENCE – CVS Health Corp. has named former Humana executive Brian Kane as the new leader of Aetna Inc., the company’s Connecticut-based health care...
Brown gets $25M donation to establish campus arts district
PROVIDENCE – The Perelman Family Foundation pledged $25 million to establish an arts district at Brown University, the Ivy League school announced Tuesday.
The Perelman...
Deckert nominated as new DCYF director
PROVIDENCE- Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Tuesday nominated former Illinois child welfare official Ashley Deckert to serve as the next permanent director of the...
62-unit apartment building proposed in Fox Point neighborhood
PROVIDENCE – Local developers are proposing to build a five-story, mixed-use building with residential and commercial space in the Fox Point neighborhood.
The building, located...
RIPTA’s No Fare Pilot Program extended 6 months
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Public Transit Authority's No Fare Pilot Program has been extended until September.
The transportation agency’s board of directors approved the six-month...
Nationwide ground stop on Southwest flights lifted
DALLAS (AP) – Southwest Airlines planes were grounded nationwide for what the airline called an intermittent technology issue, causing more than 1,700 flight delays...
Former White House staffer Amo latest candidate seeking Congress
PROVIDENCE – A 12th confirmed Democratic candidate is pursuing Rep. David N. Cicilline’s soon-to-be-open seat in the U.S. House.
Gabe Amo, a Pawtucket native, has...
Tentative agreement reached between RISD, Local 251
PROVIDENCE – There soon may be labor peace at the Rhode Island School of Design.
The arts college announced late Monday that college officials and...

















