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AstroNova sees Q2 profit narrow to $584K

PROVIDENCE – AstroNova Inc. on Wednesday reported a $584,000 profit in the company’s fiscal 2023 second quarter, or 8 cents per diluted share, a...

RIPEC: State can’t rely on federal funds for future spending

PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council says the state needs to be vigilant in avoiding spending commitments beyond available resources, given the...
A FEW RHODE ISLAND-BASED nonprofits have either begun, or are beginning to, accept cryptocurrency as a donation option. / AP FILE/KIN CHEUNG

Some R.I. nonprofits beginning to accept cryptocurrency donations

PROVIDENCE – Fundraising is a significant element to a nonprofit’s operations in order for the organizations to serve their respective communities. While organizations regularly...

RIDOH suspends license of Cumberland chiropractor arrested for sexual assault

CUMBERLAND – The R.I. Department of Health has indefinitely suspended a chiropractor’s license following his arrest for sexual assault on Aug. 25.  Dr. Thomas Sowa...

SEACORP awarded $40.9M contract to support Naval Undersea Warfare Center

MIDDLETOWN – Systems Engineering Associates Corp. was awarded a $40.9 million, five-year contract to support the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport, the company announced Thursday.  The...

U.S. hiring slowed in August as employers add 315,000 jobs 

WASHINGTON (AP) – America's employers slowed their hiring in August in the face of rising interest rates, high inflation and sluggish consumer spending, all...

4 sentenced in check-cashing scheme exploiting R.I. homeless people

PROVIDENCE – Four Georgia men were sentenced to federal prison for running a scheme in which homeless and transient individuals found around the city...
THE R.I. DISTRICT COURT ruled Monday that Congregation Jeshuat Israel will not be ordered to evict from Touro Synagogue in Newport, pictured. / COURTESY TOURO SYNAGOGUE

R.I. District Court rules in favor of Jeshuat Israel in Touro...

NEWPORT – A local Jewish congregation has scored an early legal victory in its fight to remain in its longtime home, Touro Synagogue. R.I. District...

Powell: Fed could keep lifting rates sharply ‘for some time’ 

JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming (AP) – Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell delivered a stark message Friday: The Fed will likely impose more large interest rate...

Environmental group files lawsuit against Kenyon Industries

RICHMOND – An environmental nonprofit has filed a lawsuit against Kenyon Industries Inc., alleging that the textile manufacturer has violated the Clean Water Act...
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