Is this a path to peace between offshore wind, fishermen?
Fishermen and offshore wind developers say a recent agreement over the installation of undersea cables for the 100-turbine Revolution Wind project marks a turning...
Holiday cliffhanger: How long will merry feeling last for shoppers, retailers?
Karen Beebe’s Christmas season began months ago, in the heat of August, when she placed an order for 360 holiday ornaments.
For Beebe, the owner...
More businesses struggle with their rent payments
When Michelle Murphy renewed her lease recently for a 5,000-square-foot beauty salon she rents in Cranston, there was some bad news that came with...
Is R.I.’s cannabis rollout fair?
With legal recreational cannabis sales underway in Rhode Island, not all retail dispensaries will start on equal footing. Industry observers say the state’s delay...
Opening a Pathway: Slate of programs exposing young people of color...
In medical school, Emmanuel Asiedu was one of the very few students of color in a sea of white students. That did not change...
A CUT ABOVE: Maxson’s precision machines keep other manufacturers in business
(Editor’s note: This is the third installment in a monthly series highlighting some of the region’s unsung manufacturers that make products essential to the...
18th RISD president is practiced in art of social equity and...
Crystal Williams describes herself as a “faculty activist,” so it’s no surprise that Williams envisions the start of her tenure at the Rhode Island...
Labor unrest simmers at hospitals
Health care workers across the state are grappling with a mix of low pay and poor working conditions that is driving colleagues away from...
DECISIONS, DECISIONS… Simmering financial issues await Mayor-elect Smiley
Brett Smiley is no stranger to Providence City Hall. In 2015 and 2016, he was chief operating officer for Mayor Jorge O. Elorza. On...
In some investor scams, warning flags are waving
As a federal prosecutor, Lee H. Vilker deals with not only criminal defendants but the victims of those crimes.
Vilker, head of the criminal division...
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