Brown, UMass Dartmouth, local colleges among U.S. News’ 2023 best graduate...
PROVIDENCE – Brown University, the University of Rhode Island and the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth are among multiple local colleges that were ranked among...
WalletHub: R.I. has 8th-highest tax burden in U.S.
PROVIDENCE – As the April 18 Tax Day looms, a new study finds Rhode Island residents have the eighth-highest tax burden in the nation...
UnitedHealth to buy LHC Group for $5.4 billion
UnitedHealth Group is spending about $5.4 billion to delve deeper into home health care with the acquisition of LHC Group.
The health care giant said...
High turnover limiting R.I. developmental disability support services
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island lagged behind the other states in staff retention among developmental disability support workers in the first year of the pandemic,...
Gas prices fall 2 cents in R.I., Mass.
PROVIDENCE – The average price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline in Rhode Island fell to $4.20 per gallon, 2 cents less than last week...
Fauci named keynote speaker at Roger Williams commencement
BRISTOL (AP) – Dr. Anthony Fauci, the face of the federal response to the coronavirus pandemic, will deliver the keynote address at Roger Williams...
Vermont-based firm to study tourism impacts on Block Island
NEW SHOREHAM – The Block Island Tourism Council has contracted a firm to study societal and environmental impacts of tourism on Block Island.
The study,...
Small businesses face tax headaches on top of pandemic woes
NEW YORK (AP) – Small businesses that have been buffeted by the pandemic, inflation and shipping woes have another challenge to add to their...
R.I. COVID-19 cases increase by 126, with 3 new deaths
PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 126, with three new deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said Friday.
Hospitalizations of COVID-19...
Ned Johnson, who made Fidelity a fund titan, dies at 91
NEW YORK (AP) – Edward "Ned" Johnson III, a businessman who grew Fidelity Investments into the financial giant it is today, has died. He...
