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1. Former hotel lobby in Warwick leased to Italian restaurant chain POSTED ONLINE: APRIL 18. A 5,000-square-foot lobby space at the former Wyndham Hotel property at 1850 Post Road in Warwick was leased to Pat’s Italian, a locally owned and operated Italian restaurant company. Pat’s Italian owns and operates three other Rhode Island restaurants under the same name, including those in Johnston, Cumberland and Coventry.
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COURTESY BROWN UNIVERSITY HEALTH[/caption]
2. Rhode Island Hospital proposes first step in massive renovation project POSTED ONLINE: MARCH 31. Rhode Island Hospital, operated by Brown University Health, is looking to build a 185,000-square-foot Diagnostic and Treatment Platform building in the middle of its campus. The project is part of a master plan the hospital is continuing to finalize that would address issues found in the facilities, according to a Certificate of Need filed with the state’s Health Services Council.
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COURTESY MOTT & CHACE SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY[/caption]
3. ‘Spindrift’ estate in Narragansett sells for $7.25M POSTED ONLINE: APRIL 2. A 7,650-square-foot coastline estate known as “Spindrift” was sold for $7.25 million, becoming the highest home sale in Narragansett since 2021. The estate was acquired by Victor Gonzalez Herrera from Walter T. and Gail J. McCormick, according to town officials.
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4. The future of Pell grants is unclear for students PUBLISHED IN PRINT: APRIL 11. The Congressional Budget Office is projecting that the Pell Grant program – named after the late R.I. Sen. Claiborne Pell and that provides financial aid to millions of college students – will finish fiscal 2025 with a $2.7 billion shortfall, a deficit that could escalate to nearly $10 billion in the following years. Colleges and students across Rhode Island are contemplating what will happen if the Pell Grant program is rolled back.
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5. PBN names 2025 Best Places to Work honorees POSTED ONLINE: APRIL 21. Sixty-four honorees have been named by Providence Business News for its 2025 Best Places to Work Awards program. The honorees will be recognized June 12 for their efforts in a ceremony at Crowne Plaza Providence-Warwick in Warwick, where the company rankings in each category will be announced.
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6. United Way accelerates $1.5M in Community Impact Fund grants to nonprofits POSTED ONLINE: APRIL 15.
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7. RIC to suspend 20 degree programs, citing low enrollment POSTED ONLINE: APRIL 24.
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8. Overwhelmed by debt, NicoBella’s in Providence to close: ‘I believed the city would come back’ POSTED ONLINE: APRIL 14.
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9. United Way: Rhode Islanders, nonprofits ‘shined in [the] moment’ during 401Gives Day POSTED ONLINE: APRIL 3.
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10. Is Anchor Medical’s closure spurring action to solve primary care? POSTED ONLINE: APRIL 18.
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