R.I. cannabis panel launches new adult-use licensing process
PROVIDENCE – Two months after Gov. Daniel J. McKee signed legislation effectively scrapping the state’s most recent cannabis retail licensing round, the R.I. Cannabis...
Providence retinal disease treatment firm publicly launches
PROVIDENCE – Lyora Therapeutics, a Providence-based biotech company specializing in the treatment of hereditary retinal diseases, has officially launched publicly after operating in stealth for the past year.
Lyora’s portfolio...
Citizens survey: Half of small businesses expect growth despite falling economic...
PROVIDENCE – Half of U.S. small-business owners expect revenue growth over the next three months, even as confidence in the broader economy continues to...
Providence Place small-business village displays 48 local vendors
PROVIDENCE – For a limited time, a group of small Rhode Island businesses will be selling their products at Providence Place as part of...
Reed Semiconductor lands $100M in seed funding
WARWICK – Reed Semiconductor has completed a $100 million funding round that the power controller developer said Monday will accelerate product development, broaden market...
Should a North Kingstown country club be allowed to keep an...
Attorney General Peter F. Neronha on May 12 filed a lawsuit against Quidnessett Country Club, accusing the private golf club of building an unpermitted...
Mayor, officials open new business center in Providence
PROVIDENCE – The city opened the new Providence Business Center on Thursday designed to consolidate permitting, licensing, financing and workforce services for entrepreneurs and...
SBA names R.I. Small Business Week winners; VIBCO’s Wadensten earns top...
PROVIDENCE – The U.S. Small Business Administration on Monday named its 2026 Small Business Week award winners in Rhode Island, including Karl Wadensten, president...
Should state lawmakers approve a surtax this year on income over...
Gov. Daniel J. McKee and his chief rival in the Democratic gubernatorial primary, Helena Buonanno Foulkes, have both proposed a so-called millionaires tax.
McKee unveiled...
East Providence passes tax exemption for owner-occupied business properties
EAST PROVIDENCE – Residents who live and operate a business on an affordable housing deed-restricted property are eligible for a new tax break under...
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