2024 WaterFire season slated to begin May 11
PROVIDENCE – The upcoming WaterFire season will include six full lightings starting on June 1 and two partial lightings.
The next WaterFire event, an annual...
Are you concerned that R.I.’s unemployment rate has risen for six consecutive months?
For the sixth consecutive month, Rhode Island's unemployment rate increased in March to 4%.
The seasonally adjusted rate is one-tenth of a percentage point higher...
UMass Dartmouth receives $1.5M to support scholarships for local students
DARTMOUTH – The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth recently became the beneficiary of seven figures in gifts and matching grants to help offer scholarships to...
$3.8M in Learn365 grants now available
PROVIDENCE – Another $3.8 million in state grants to help expand out-of-school learning in communities across Rhode Island is now available for municipalities and...
2 Providence school projects progressing; one plan gets final approval
PROVIDENCE – Plans to construct two new school buildings in the city are moving forward, with one project receiving final approval from the city’s...
URI developing federal carbon energy technology
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The U.S. Department of Energy will supply a research partnership between the University of Rhode Island and the University of Kentucky...
Urbach departs N.K. Chamber to lead Connecticut Wind Collaborative
NORTH KINGSTOWN – After leading the local Chamber of Commerce for nearly a decade as its executive director and spearheading multiple workforce development initiatives...
Capital Good Fund gets $1M investment from First Citizens Bank
PROVIDENCE – The Capital Good Fund, a nonprofit that offers loans to low- and moderate-income families, has received a $1 million investment from First...
Gemma Foundation’s Gemma-Corcelli, Day Pitney’s Evangelista among PBN’s 2024 Business Women Awards honorees
PROVIDENCE – Maria Gemma-Corcelli, executive director of the Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Resource Foundation, has been selected by Providence Business News as this year’s...
Central Falls collaborates with local nonprofits to create 30-unit affordable housing facility
CENTRAL FALLS – A former assisted living facility within the city will soon be transformed into temporary affordable housing for at-risk women and their...
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