Median home price in R.I. rises to $544K in August
WARWICK – The median August sale price of single-family homes in Rhode Island was $544,000, 6.7% higher than a year ago, according to the...
United Way report: 43% of R.I. households can’t afford basics
PROVIDENCE – About 43% of Rhode Island households did not earn enough to cover basic living costs in 2024, according to a report United...
Smiley, Providence kick off PVDFest 2026
PROVIDENCE – PVDFest returns to the city Friday with live music, art, food, markets and cultural programming across downtown.
Mayor Brett P. Smiley, Councilman John...
Tanner takes interim VP role at CCRI
WARWICK – Former R.I. Secretary of Commerce Elizabeth M. Tanner has been named the Community College of Rhode Island interim vice president for workforce...
R.I. monthly unemployment falls to 3.7% in August
CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in August was 3.7%, down from 3.9% in July, the R.I. Department of Labor and Training...
Cyber Sessions: Time to replace ‘security theater’ with security appreciation
(Editor’s note: This is the 49th installment of a monthly column on the growing number of cyberthreats facing businesses of all sizes and what...
Five Questions With: William Sherry
William Sherry is a sales associate with Compass Inc., where he has worked since November 2023. He previously spent more than four years with...
R.I. getting $1M to strengthen 988 suicide and crisis lifeline
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is receiving a $1 million federal grant to strengthen the state’s suicide prevention efforts.
The funding will support the 988 suicide and crisis...
URI students create nonpartisan election information website
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Two University of Rhode Island students have launched an independent website designed to provide voters with information about candidates running for...
Cost pressure, labor crunch still weigh on hospitality despite consumer spending
WARWICK – Rhode Island hospitality businesses should not expect significant relief from elevated costs and labor crunches next year, even as consumers continue to...
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