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Lists: Rhode Island’s Largest SBA Loans

Number of 7A loans distributed: 15 Number of 504 loans distributed: 10 SUBSCRIBERS: Click here to view the complete list. For information about participating in PBN’s Top Lists,...

Lists: Rhode Island Distilleries, Breweries and Vineyards

Ranked by newest: 1 (tie). South County Distillers | Year founded: 2020 1 (tie). The Industrious Spirit Co. | Year founded: 2020 3. Rhode Island Spirits Rhodium Distillery & Tasting...
LANE CHANGES: Motorists on Interstate 195 face reconfigured travel lanes as they approach the Washington Bridge. State transportation officials have been trying different traffic patterns to alleviate congestion. 
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Washington Bridge crisis has nearly bisected region’s economy, but how to...

As the owner of one of the state’s few psychology practices that provides neuropsychological testing and evaluation, Karen Gieseke and her services have been...
SUSTAINABLE SHIFT: Dane Sheldon is the director of business development for AquasGroup in East Providence, which began by designing wastewater management systems for use by other manufacturers, and while it still makes these systems, the company has become more focused on developing water purification, recycling, recovery and storage systems.
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Meet the Makers: AquasGroup helps other manufacturers clean up their acts

(Editor’s note: This is the 20th installment in a monthly series highlighting some of the region’s unsung manufacturers that make products essential to the...

Would a 2nd medical school in R.I. be worth it?

Some state lawmakers are floating the idea of establishing a state medical school that would be a more-affordable alternative to Brown University and might ease persistent...

Lists: Adult Education Programs

Total number of adult education students: 12,370 SUBSCRIBERS: Click here to view the complete list. For information about participating in PBN’s Top Lists, or to make additions...

Lists: Online Degrees and Programs

Total number of students enrolled in online programs: 2,154 SUBSCRIBERS: Click here to view the complete list. For information about participating in PBN’s Top Lists, or to...

Lists: Rhode Island Property Tax Rates

Top residential tax rate for 2023: Foster 2023 residential tax rate: $22.67 per $1,000 Top commercial tax rate for 2022: Central Falls 2022 commercial tax rate: $43.33 per $1,000 SUBSCRIBERS: Click here to view the complete list. For information about participating...
SETTLING THE MATTERS: R.I. Superior Court Associate Justice Richard A. Licht says he’s closed more than 900 tax valuation appeals from across Rhode Island in recent years, more than half from Providence. 
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VALUE JUDGMENTS: Hotels, office buildings, utility properties among Providence’s biggest tax...

When it comes to property values, everybody’s got an opinion. And when millions of tax dollars are at stake, many are willing to fight...
ONE OF A KIND: This overdose prevention center on Willard Avenue in Providence will be the first state-regulated facility of its kind in the country when it opens later this year. 
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Providence to host nation’s first state-regulated overdose prevention center

The first-ever state-regulated overdose prevention center in the country is on track to open later this year at 45 Willard Ave. in Providence. An overdose...
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