Credit card restrictions curbing cannabis sector
People’s Credit Union CEO and President Sean Daly says major credit card companies and financial institutions remain cautious about entering the legal cannabis industry,...
Hotel amenities in high-end homes are reaching new heights
The residential real estate market has a case of “amenity creep,” a term historically used to describe the hotel and resort industry’s desire to...
URI hoping to close state’s fintech gap with cross-border alliance
In the relatively nascent sphere of financial technology, Rhode Island – echoing its relationship to the biotech industry – hasn’t caught up with neighboring...
In R.I., high-end apartments are in demand, too
As apartment rents continue to soar within Rhode Island, even those with luxury budgets are feeling the squeeze.
Currently, the most expensive apartment in Rhode...
Hydropower project putting Blackstone River back to work
For years, an endless stream of Blackstone River waters has gushed over the Albion Dam, built more than a century ago to help power...
Building restaurant in Providence library is far from by the book
These days, it’s not so silent in the Providence Public Library.
And PPL isn’t unique in that regard – while libraries haven’t completely abandoned quiet...
Local pizza joints feel the power of just ‘one bite’
When Jeff Merlino, owner of Merlino’s Pizzeria in Cranston, heard that Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy was returning to Rhode Island in January to...
Marketers prep for Chrome’s cookie phaseout
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Web users likely see a similar prompt daily, if not multiple times per day, as they browse...
Understaffed public defenders struggling to cover cases
R.I. Public Defender Collin Geiselman is accustomed to attorneys on his staff leaving to take higher-paying positions at private law firms, but now he’s...
A sound idea? Providence considers noise cameras along roads
If given the green light, Rhode Island’s most populous – and maybe the loudest – municipality will be the first in the state to...