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1. 6 R.I. senior living communities earn ‘best’ U.S. News & World Report rankings POSTED ONLINE: MAY 28 Six Rhode Island senior living communities have received recognition in U.S. News & World Report’s Best Senior Living 2023 rankings. Brightview Commons in South Kingstown, East Side in Providence, Brookdale Sakonnet Bay in Tiverton, Capitol Ridge at Providence, Blackstone in Providence and Brookdale Centre of New England in Coventry were recognized in various rankings by the publication.
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2. HELP WANTED: There are 1,700 unfilled state jobs, but has anyone noticed? PUBLISHED IN PRINT: MAY 26 Employers across the state have been grappling with a tight labor market since the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic passed in 2021. While the $13.6 billion fiscal 2023 state budget authorizes more than 15,400 public employees, officials say there are about 1,700 job openings across numerous departments this year.
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3. Federal judge denies Cranston hotel giant’s $100M COVID-19 loss insurance claim POSTED ONLINE: MAY 23 A federal judge dismissed a $100 million breach-of-contract lawsuit filed by the Procaccianti hotel group. The Procaccianti Cos. of Cranston claimed Zurich American Insurance Co. had refused to cover losses incurred during the COVID-19 pandemic. tinyurl.com/y5phree9
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4. Kirkbrae Country Club’s banquet facility closed after fire POSTED ONLINE: MAY 22 The Kirkbrae Country Club, a popular wedding and banquet facility in Lincoln, will be shut down for an unknown amount of time after it was damaged by a fire. The cause of the fire remains unknown and is under investigation.
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5. Eversource to sell all interests in offshore wind joint venture POSTED ONLINE: MAY 12 Eversource Energy LLC, New England’s leading developer of offshore wind, is selling off its interests in the joint venture that is building massive power generation farms off the coasts of Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Long Island, N.Y. Eversource CEO Joe Nolan said the company was “derisking the business.” Eversource will sell all of its offshore interests before July 1.
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6. PBN announces 2023 Best Places to Work honorees POSTED ONLINE: APRIL 28
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7. Harbor Lights Marina acquired by Monument Marine Group POSTED ONLINE: MAY 22
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8. McKee nominates 3 for R.I. Cannabis Control Commission POSTED ONLINE: MAY 17
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9. Ed Cooley’s former home in East Greenwich sells for $1.9M POSTED ONLINE: MAY 2
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10. Providence woman charged with practicing dentistry illegally POSTED ONLINE: MAY 18
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