Tag: Breaking News
Citizens Bank to pay $9M penalty for unlawful credit card servicing
PROVIDENCE – Without admitting fault, Citizens Bank on Tuesday agreed to pay $9 million to settle allegations of failing to properly manage and respond...
McKee nominates 3 for R.I. Cannabis Control Commission
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Wednesday announced his three appointments to the R.I. Cannabis Control Commission, which will be tasked with regulatory...
R.I. sets goal of ending new gas-vehicle sales by 2035
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Wednesday said Rhode Island will join six other states, including Massachusetts, to end the sale of gas-powered...
Dates for special R.I. congressional election set for Sept. 5 and...
PROVIDENCE – Voters deciding on Rhode Island’s next congressional member in the U.S. House of Representatives will take to the polls late this summer...
Brown Medicine’s Kashmanian named Career Achiever in PBN’s 2023 C-Suite Awards...
PROVIDENCE – Ann M. Kashmanian, CEO of Brown Medicine, has been named the 2023 Career Achiever for Providence Business News’ annual C-Suite Awards program.
Kashmanian,...
Hughes stepping down as CCRI president on Aug. 31
WARWICK – After more than seven years at the helm, the president of the state’s community college will step away.
Meghan L. Hughes, who has...
Developer declares Fane Tower project dead
PROVIDENCE - The Fane Tower saga has officially ended.
The New York-based Fane Organization announced Friday it will no longer proceed with the development of...
Lifespan reports $4.9M operating income for Q1
PROVIDENCE – Lifespan Corp. reported an operating income of $4.9 million in the first quarter ending on Dec. 31, starting fiscal year 2023 on...
Recovery Connections Centers CEO, employee arrested on federal health care fraud...
PROVIDENCE – Two top officials of a local addiction treatment organization have been taken into custody Thursday on charges of carrying out what federal...
Paolino Properties purchases Peoples Savings Bank building for $2M
PROVIDENCE – Paolino Properties LP announced Wednesday it has purchased 70 Kennedy Plaza for $2 million.
Built in 1947, the six-story downtown building, also known...



















