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NEW PLAN? Questions remain about the five-year strategic plan for Our Lady of Fatima Hospital, pictured above, and Roger Williams Medical Center. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

‘None of this is normal’: Centurion turnaround plans under wraps amid...

Attorney General Peter F. Neronha has been outspoken about his concerns over The Centurion Foundation’s financial and operational ability to run Roger Williams Medical...

R.I. firms ready for ‘radical collaboration’ at NUWC

The U.S. Navy is looking beyond its traditional defense contractors for new undersea technology, and Rhode Island companies see an opening. In a Sept. 15...
MONEY MATTERS: Helena Buonanno Foulkes spent million of dollars to defeat Gov. Daniel J. McKee in the Sept. 9 primary elections, but her campaign war chest is dwarf her remaining opponent heading into the general elections on Nov. 3. / PBN FILE PHOTO/ARTISTIC IMAGES

How will the campaign cash disparity play out in governor’s race?

Rhode Island’s candidates for governor are entering the final weeks of the campaign with vastly different amounts of money – and differing views on...

R.I.’s cannabis reset proving costly

For Rhode Island businesses that spent years preparing to enter the state’s expanding adult-use cannabis market, the licensing process has become a costly reset. The...
MATT WATSON, director of manufacturing services at Polaris MEP, says the organization has been working with U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse’s office to help manufacturers overcome obstacles to receiving tariffs refunds. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

For some R.I. companies, getting tariff refunds has been a headache

Rhode Island businesses are starting to get millions of dollars back from tariffs they paid under the Trump administration, including interest. About $25 million in...

After soccer, Tidewater’s real test?

The soccer stadium has been open for nearly a year and a half. Now comes the test of whether the long-promised housing, retail, public...
BROWN UNIVERSITY HEALTH saw charity care expenses increase 50% year over year in the quarter that ended June 30. / COURTESY BROWN UNIVERSITY HEALTH

Surge in charity care puts hospitals under more strain

Cash-strapped hospitals in Rhode Island are seeing the cost of charity care surge amid disruptions in the health insurance market, and some in the...

Change at mall raises tax questions

The new owners of Providence Place mall could face an annual property tax bill of more than $20 million a year when its 30-year...
VISITORS STROLL the grounds at Marble House during a previous summer. Some tourism officials say its too easy to say how successful the 2026 high season has been. / PBN FILE PHOTO/DAVID HANSEN

Good summer has tourism leaders hoping for more

Tourism leaders in Rhode Island’s destination spots say summer 2026 has been solid, but some say they’ll have to wait for the final economic...

Providence bike lane network getting renewed attention

More than three years after Providence secured a $27.2 million federal Safe Streets and Roads for All grant, Mayor Brett P. Smiley says construction...
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