Tuesday, August 18, 2026

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PULLING THE PLUG: At least two Rhode Island towns recently ended their contracts with Flock Safety over concerns about the use of data that is collected by the cameras. 
COURTESY FLOCK GROUP INC.

Uniforms standards needed for Flock cameras in R.I.

Law enforcement loves them, but a backlash is building nationally and in some local communities to Flock Group Inc. cameras, which capture and record...

Challenges strengthen resolve to endure

AS PROVIDENCE BUSINESS NEWS celebrates its 40th anniversary, we reflect on what this milestone means, not only for our organization, but for the Rhode...

Election26: Is it time for a change?

This week’s cover story headline asks what every political race involving incumbents comes down to: Is it “Time for change?” The focus is Providence’s Democratic...
WORKFORCE PIPELINE: ­Mechanics work in one of Electric Boat’s metal fabrication “fixtures” used to build frames that reinforce a submarine’s pressure hull. 
COURTESY GENERAL DYNAMICS ELECTRIC BOAT

EB’s investment in local schools is paying off

When General Dynamics Electric Boat organized its first high school signing event for new hires in 2022, seven graduates agreed to work at the...

Democracy is endangered without choice

Democrats have long dominated the General Assembly, despite Rhode Island having more independent voters than members of either major party. Voters have seemingly accepted the...
ECONOMIC ILLS: Brown University Health’s­ 2024 purchase of two Massachusetts hospitals, including Saint Anne’s in Fall River, has led to significant financial losses. 
PBN FILE PHOTO/­WILLIAM HAMILTON

Brown Health losses raise fears for R.I. services

Brown University Health insists losses tied to two ailing Massachusetts hospitals have no bearing on financial decisions affecting Rhode Island operations. But they can’t convince...

A fresh start for R.I. tax delinquents

Rhode Island leaders are expecting a $26 million boost in tax collections by early next year from delinquent payments. The windfall from the state’s first...
CHANGING MARKET: Leeds M­itchell IV, principal broker and partner at MG Commercial Real Estate, says the post-pandemic Providence office market is smaller but stable. Behind him is Brown University’s 300,000-square-foot integrated life sciences research facility. 
PBN FILE PHOTO/­MICHAEL SALERNO

Stable but smaller, Providence office market is shifting

Providence’s downtown office market has, for now, weathered the existential threat posed by the COVID-19 pandemic better than some communities. But the market is changing,...

Clock ticking on R.I. sludge disposal

Faced with a contentious election-year issue, state lawmakers not surprisingly chose the expedient study commission, this one for wasterwater treatment sludge disposal. It’s disappointing because...
PLAN B: Roger Williams Park Zoo Executive Director Stacey Johnson says he’ll have to rework plans for new exhibits if an $18 million bond request is not added to the November ballot. 
PBN FILE PHOTO/­MICHAEL SALERNO

Let voters judge merits of popular zoo’s bond requests

Voters have historically been strong supporters of Providence’s Roger Williams Park Zoo, most recently approving a $15 million bond in 2014 and another $12...
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