DESIGN WEEK RI kicks off lineup of events on Sept. 13
PROVIDENCE – The 11th annual DESIGN WEEK RI begins Sept. 13 and runs through Sept. 20, showcasing Rhode Island designers with a lineup of...
Hopkins wins Republican primary for Cranston mayor
CRANSTON – Incumbent Kenneth J. Hopkins won the Republican mayoral primary and will face Democratic City Councilor Robert Ferri in November to remain the...
CoreLogic: R.I. home price index highest in nation for July at...
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island home price index increased 10.6% year over year in July, the highest in the nation, according to CoreLogic Inc.
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38 Groden Center employees start 3-day strike
PROVIDENCE – Dozens of behavioral specialists for the Groden Center hit the picket line Wednesday to advocate for higher wages, better staffing and safer...
U.S. inflation reaches a 3-year low as Federal Reserve prepares to...
WASHINGTON (AP) – The post-pandemic spike in U.S. inflation eased further last month as year-over-year price increases reached a three-year low, clearing the way for...
Five Questions With: Jennifer Galipeau
Jennifer Galipeau is the dean of Johnson & Wales University’s College of Hospitality Management. Galipeau spoke with Providence Business News about the current state...
Fall forward? Smiley says September best for PVDFest
PROVIDENCE – In the aftermath of this year’s PVDFest, Mayor Brett P. Smiley says he remains open to changes to the city's premier arts...
6 local colleges named to Wall Street Journal’s best colleges list
PROVIDENCE – Six local colleges and universities were noted by the Wall Street Journal as being among the 500 best colleges in the country...
R.I. DHS supervisor, daughter facing federal charges in alleged SNAP fraud
PROVIDENCE – A R.I. Department of Human Services supervisor and her daughter are facing federal charges for allegedly defrauding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program,...
Americans’ inflation-adjusted incomes rebounded to pre-pandemic levels last year
WASHINGTON (AP) – The inflation-adjusted median income of U.S. households rebounded last year to roughly its 2019 level, overcoming the biggest price spike in...