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1. 2 R.I. hospitals among best in the U.S., Newsweek says POSTED ONLINE: MARCH 5. Newport Hospital and Rhode Island Hospital are among the best hospitals in the U.S., according to an analysis by Newsweek and its data partner Statista Inc., which listed the 400 best medical facilities across the U.S. as part of their “2025 World’s Best Hospitals” ranking that scored hospitals from 30 countries.
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2. Tiverton sells town-owned land to owner of Longplex POSTED ONLINE: MARCH 3. The Tiverton Town Council approved three purchase and sales agreements totaling over $1.26 million to sell off 72 acres of Tiverton Industrial Park to Longplex Family & Sports Center owner James Long, who plans to expand his business at 300 Industrial Way by building a hotel and additional recreational facilities.
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3. Cameron & Mittleman’s DelPonte, R.I.S.E. Women’s Leadership Conference’s Ajakaiye among PBN’s Business Women Awards honorees POSTED ONLINE: MARCH 31. Karen G. DelPonte, partner for Cameron & Mittleman LLP, has been selected by Providence Business News as this year’s Career Achievement winner in the 2025 Business Women Awards program. Also, R.I.S.E. Women’s Leadership Conference founder and Meet Boston Executive Vice President Hilina D. Ajakaiye was named Outstanding Mentor.
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4. Musk: Edesia to receive USAID payment this week after months of no funding POSTED ONLINE: MARCH 3. Edesia Inc., the North Kingstown-based humanitarian food aid organization that was forced to halt production of lifesaving foods for malnourished children, will finally receive funding again from the U.S. Agency for International Development after weeks of uncertainty. On March 2, Elon Musk confirmed that Edesia is set to receive a payment, making it the first USAID payment for the nonprofit since November.
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5. U.S. News ranks 2 R.I. ambulatory surgery centers as high performing POSTED ONLINE: MARCH 18. East Greenwich Endoscopy Center and University Orthopedics East Bay Surgery Center in East Providence were designated high performing in U.S. News & World Report’s “2025 Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers” ranking. In total, 14 Rhode Island centers were recognized among the nearly 4,347 surgery centers rated by the publication.
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6. Federal commercial real estate cancellations surprise R.I. landlords POSTED ONLINE: MARCH 5.
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7. 175-unit, mixed-use plan selected for cornerstone parcel in I-195 district POSTED ONLINE: MARCH 13.
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8. RIDEM awards $1M in Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure grants POSTED ONLINE: MARCH 18.
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9. Centre of New England developer to present plans for another project in Coventry POSTED ONLINE: FEB. 26.
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10. Rhode Island Energy installing 40 smart switches across R.I. POSTED ONLINE: MARCH 20.
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