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Police say street takeovers a ‘sporadic’ problem for residents, businesses

Following a large-scale street altercation in the Elmhurst section of Providence over the Halloween weekend, city and police officials say that similar "street takeovers”...

Is AG cold-case unit worth the cost?

It’s been more than two years since state lawmakers granted Attorney General Peter F. Neronha’s request for a $300,000 budget appropriation to create a...
RHODE ISLAND is getting ready to issue 24 retail cannabis licenses, but state officials also have to appoint a new Cannabis Control Commission chairperson now that Kimberly Ahern has stepped down to run for attorney general. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Departure of R.I. cannabis board chair leaves vacancy, questions at key...

As the R.I. Cannabis Control Commission undergoes a leadership change, questions about the timeline to find the commission's next chairperson and the compensation for...

Does R.I.’s sportsbook need options?


The R.I. Lottery is courting new sportsbook partners, including national heavyweights DraftKings and FanDuel, in a move that could reshape the state’s mobile sports...
BRIGHTSTAR Global Solutions Corp., a rebranded lottery subsidiary of International Game Technology PLC, has been informing some former employees that their personal data may have been compromised by a data breach in 2024. Some in Rhode Island are questioning whether companies should be allowed to go so long before sending out notifications. / PBN FILE PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Data breach victims informed 11 months later; is a loophole in...

Gov. Daniel J. McKee may have proclaimed October as Cybersecurity Awareness Month in Rhode Island – aligning with a nationwide effort to combat the...

R.I.’s luxury real estate market proving to be attention-getting

Netflix reality show star Ryan Serhant is looking to make a big splash in the Ocean State’s real estate market by expanding his brokerage...
ANOTHER WAY?: Arnold Bromberg, right, former co-owner of Benny's Inc. and the grandson of the chain's founder, helps a customer at the Providence store in 2016. The family-owned business closed the following year, in part because there was not another generation of the family ready to take over. Lt. Gov. Sabina Matos says employee ownership might have offered another solution. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Matos: Task force to offer guidance, not dictate business succession

Lt. Gov. Sabina Matos is seeking to encourage employee ownership as a succession plan for small-business owners, but collaboration with the business community and...

Who will pay for World Cup tourism effort?

With seven FIFA World Cup matches coming to Gillette Stadium next summer in nearby Foxborough, Mass., Rhode Island is eyeing an estimated tourism windfall...
HASBRO INC. is leaving its longtime headquarters in Pawtucket, but what's next for that city. / COURTESY HASBRO INC.

Pawtucket will seek economic development ‘tools’ as Hasbro prepares to leave

When the Pawtucket Red Sox pulled up stakes and left for Massachusetts in 2020, state officials helped finance a $137 million soccer stadium as...

What does merger of large R.I. physician groups mean for cost,...

Brown University Health is preparing to absorb one of the state’s largest physician groups, putting more than 1,500 doctors under one entity – a...
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