R.I. coastal resiliency set to receive $691K in federal funding
PROVIDENCE – The Port of Providence shoreline and Narragansett Bay are set to benefit from an approximately $691,000 federal funding to support coastal resiliency...
Acting directors nominated to permanently lead departments of human services, business...
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Tuesday nominated the current acting director of the R.I. Department of Human Services and interim director of...
Washington Trust posts $12.8M profit in Q1, down 22% from a...
WESTERLY – Washington Trust Bancorp Inc., the parent company of Washington Trust Co., on Monday reported a net income of $12.8 million in the...
Some educators say McKee’s Learn 365 RI plan ‘unformed,’ needs more...
Gov. Daniel J. McKee’s plan to improve student outcomes, dubbed “Learn 365 RI,” places emphasis on year-round learning outside of regular school hours, but...
New 5-year agreement between RISD, Local 251 notes pay raises for...
PROVIDENCE – More than 60 union workers at the Rhode Island School of Design returned to work Wednesday after the arts college and Teamsters...
Citizens Financial Group posts $511M profit in Q1
PROVIDENCE – Citizens Financial Group Inc. saw its profits increase 21% compared with a year ago, ending the first quarter with $511 million in earnings,...
Sweetgreen opens first R.I. location in Cranston
CRANSTON – National restaurant chain Sweetgreen Inc. opened its first Rhode Island location on Tuesday.
The store, located at 111 Hillside Road in the Garden...
Brown gets $25M donation to establish campus arts district
PROVIDENCE – The Perelman Family Foundation pledged $25 million to establish an arts district at Brown University, the Ivy League school announced Tuesday.
The Perelman...
‘Digital bank’ launched for small businesses
PROVIDENCE - Connecticut-based Liberty Bank on Monday launched Owners Bank - a “digital bank” targeting small businesses in Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania....
New $2.45M oyster hatchery, research center breaks ground in South Kingstown
SOUTH KINGSTOWN - On a spit of land adjacent to the Matunuck Marina, a construction crew broke ground Tuesday for a new $2.45 million...
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