Wolf receives service award
SCOTT WOLF, executive director of Grow Smart Rhode Island, was recently named Leadership Rhode Island's 2017 Community Service Award recipient, highlighting Wolf's commitment to...
Medical offices find home in East Providence
East Providence is emerging as a hot spot for medical-office buildings, according to real estate professionals, for reasons centered on location, cost and ease...
Norwegian adds flights to Bergen from T.F. Green
WARWICK – Norwegian Air has announced it will begin service from T.F. Green Airport to Bergen, Norway, beginning in July, WJAR-TV NBC 10 reported...
Social Security numbers sent to wrong recipients
PROVIDENCE – A printing issue is to blame for hundreds of retired city employees' Social Security numbers mistakenly being mailed to unrelated retirees, WPRI-TV...
RIMA hosts ‘Marijuana in the Workplace’ forum
WARWICK – With many changes recently in the legal landscape of marijuana use, the Rhode Island Manufacturers Association is hosting "Marijuana in the Workplace...
BCBSRI reports $35M loss in 2016
PROVIDENCE – Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island experienced a $35 million loss in 2016.
Citing information from its annual filing to the...
City eyes nonprofits, hotels for additional tax revenue
PROVIDENCE – Mayor Jorge O. Elorza met with state legislators March 6 to discuss legislative priorities, which included a bill to tax certain properties...
Will protests hurt Citizens?
Three protesters were arrested earlier this month after chaining themselves to blockade an entrance into Citizens Bank headquarters in Providence.
The protest was led...
From sheep farm to plate
The emergence of Rhode Island as a haven for chefs and farm-to-table restaurants has contributed to steady growth for Hopkins Southdowns.
The sheep farm, in...
Franchisee: Kevin Scott
The pitch: If you go boating, you should have a Sea Tow membership.
Years in business: Nine
Employees: Six (seasonal)
Cost to obtain ...
