Veteran benefits, including in workplace, boosted under the wide-ranging Dole Act
In 20-plus years representing thousands of clients who are military veterans, Zachary Stolz, a law partner at Chisholm Chisholm & Kilpatrick Ltd., has seen...
Cottage food industry booming after state relaxes homemade food sale laws
The cottage food industry in Rhode Island is booming. What were once side hustles – selling homemade food items made out of one’s own...
For some local businesses, film productions are lights, camera… extra money
Sterling Cleaners Inc. in the working-class West End of Providence might feel like a world away from the glitz of Hollywood, but it’s closer...
Foes of Johnston rehab hospital now say it’s a success
At first, Encompass Health Corp.’s pitch to build an inpatient rehabilitation hospital was met with objections from local health care leaders who argued that...
$4M series A funding helps Lenoss Medical complete 150th OsteoPearl spinal...
Lenoss Medical just hit a major milestone thanks to $4 million raised in series A funding. In March, the Bristol-based life sciences company marked...
Legislation would restrict ‘spread pricing’ on meds
While prescription drug costs have been steadily increasing, the reimbursements paid to the pharmacies have been decreasing.
The math isn’t adding up.
But this contradiction is...
URI lab is a real (plant) lifesaver for farms, landscapers
Roots Farm co-owner Kelli Roberts’ Asian greens were wilting and she wasn’t sure what was causing the problem, so she contacted the Plant Diagnostic...
The future of Pell grants is unclear for students
The federal Pell Grant program, named after the late Rhode Island Sen. Claiborne Pell, has money problems.
The Congressional Budget Office is projecting the program...
URI among schools targeted in civil rights complaints
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights has opened an investigation into 35 scholarships offered at the University of Rhode Island after...
For 50 years, an advocate for downtown success
Unless there was a sporting event or the circus was in town, David Salvatore was probably not venturing into downtown Providence when he was...
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