Does Bally’s really need financial help from R.I.?
Casino operator Bally’s Corp. is insisting that Rhode Island’s impending indoor smoking “ban” to start in 2027 will cut into future profits, and it...
URI pharmacy enrollment rebounds after decline
When Kerry LaPlante decided to become a pharmacist, the opportunity to play a direct, accessible role in community health care served as a major...
Advanced Placement participation surges across R.I. high schools
At Narragansett High School, students as young as freshmen are stepping into college-level classrooms, tackling Advanced Placement courses that just a decade ago few...
Pawtucket stadium still planning how to cash in on World Cup
The 2026 FIFA World Cup is just months away from bringing a weekslong flood of soccer fans and more than $1 billion in economic...
Insurance ‘bill of rights’ aims to end coverage confusion
Jeff Brooks, a Newport Realtor with Hogan Associates Christie’s International Real Estate, is the first to acknowledge that he should have known better.
Despite his...
Group prepares to build on Blackstone River revival
The Blackstone River played a key role in the Industrial Revolution: more than 100 mills and mill villages were built around it and its...
Five Questions With: Michael Sroczynski
Michael Sroczynski | President, Hospital Association of Rhode Island
1. What do you see as the greatest challenge facing Rhode Island’s health care system?...
Five Questions With: Kayla Viveiros
Kayla Viveiros | CEO, A.B. Munroe Dairy Inc.
1. How will your background at Polaris MEP be useful in operating A.B. Munroe Dairy? At...
Banks, airlines wary of credit card interest cap
When President Donald Trump announced earlier this year that he planned to order credit card companies to cap the annual percentage rate at 10%...
How will ‘Taylor Swift tax’ impact R.I.’s luxury real estate market?
As the Ocean State’s so-called “Taylor Swift tax” is poised to go into effect this July, observers agree that for Rhode Island’s wealthiest homeowners,...


















