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White Horse Vapor expanded quickly over the past six years, growing from a single store in North Providence to three in Rhode Island and...

New York is unlikely to follow Rhode Island into the mobile sports betting arena anytime soon. Despite a push from state lawmakers who favor letting...

Newport has enacted a six-month moratorium on development in its North End, including an innovation district intended to attract companies that might diversify its...

It’s well known that Ocean State Job Lot’s stores are mostly housed in repurposed buildings, but the discount retailer’s involvement in the purchase of...

It’s apparently a good time to keep track of other people’s money. Demand for accounting programs in some colleges and universities across Rhode Island ballooned...

Beginning this year, public companies are required to change the way they report leases longer than 12 months on their balance sheets, a move...

As an industry, construction has been beset by the national opioid epidemic. In Rhode Island, a report by public-health officials found that about 20%...

An additional 1.3 million U.S. workers – including tens of thousands in Rhode Island – will be eligible for premium overtime pay now that...

The tight labor market in the U.S. is leading to a shift in the balance of power between labor and capital, giving more leverage...

Doctor appointments are rarely fun, but the prospect of visiting with a rushed, curt physician only makes it worse.  So why are unsatisfactory interactions with...