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Australian medical tech company aiming to improve cannulations relocates to R.I.

PROVIDENCE – A new medical technology startup founded in Australia is moving its headquarters to Rhode Island with the help of the New England...
MACY'S INC. is planning to close 150 stores the next two years, but there are mixed signals as to whether the anchor location at Providence Place will be one of them. / PBN PHOTO/WILLIAM HAMILTON

With or without Macy’s, what’s going to happen at Providence Place?

With the future of Macy's Inc. uncertain at Providence Place, all eyes are on the three-floor anchor location at the south end of the...

Paolino putting former St. Joseph’s Hospital property on market

PROVIDENCE – The former St. Joseph’s Hospital property – which comprises multiple buildings and is located at 21 Peace St., with Broad Street bordering...
THE CITY OF PROVIDENCE will owe the Providence Public School District an additional $26.5 million over the next three fiscal years as part of a settlement agreement reached back on Nov. 20. / PBN FILE PHOTO / CHRIS BERGENHEIM

Providence to pay schools additional $26.5M over next three fiscal years

PROVIDENCE – The city will owe an additional $26.5 million to the Providence Public School District over the next three fiscal years, including $4...
THE CITY OF PROVIDENCE, the Providence Public School District and the R.I. Department of Education on Wednesday have reached an agreement on a funding amount the city will owe the district. / PBN FILE PHOTO / CHRIS BERGENHEIM

Providence, schools reach funding agreement, details to be released Nov. 22

PROVIDENCE – An agreement has been reached on the amount of funding the city will owe the Providence Public School District more than two...

Mayor, Brown University Health sign $1.5M PILOT agreement

PROVIDENCE – Mayor Brett P. Smiley and Brown University Health CEO and President John Fernandez on Friday signed a $1.5 million, three-year payment-in-lieu-of-taxes agreement between...
PROVIDENCE MAYOR BRETT P. SMILEY announced Tuesday that the city has implemented a hiring freeze and ordered a stoppage of all discretionary spending in response response to a R.I. Superior Court ruling last week that ordered the city to pay funding to the Providence Public School and the for $8.5 million in state aid to the city to be withheld. / PBN FILE PHOTO / MICHAEL SALERNO

Mayor: Court ruling over school funding will cause ‘real consequences’ for...

PROVIDENCE – In response to an R.I. Superior Court ruling last week that ordered the city to pay funding to the Providence Public School...

VA Providence hosts Veterans Day celebration

PROVIDENCE – The VA Providence Healthcare System hosted its annual Veterans Day celebration on Nov. 7. The event took place in classrooms on the fifth...
THE $137.2 MILLION BOND that North Kingstown voters approved to replace the aging Wickford Middle School, pictured, and renovate Davisville Middle School was part of nearly $800 million in local bonds approved in 11 Rhode Island cities and towns on Tuesday. / COURTESY WICKFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL

Nearly $800M in local bonds approved in 11 R.I. communities

PROVIDENCE – Voters in 11 Rhode Island communities signed off on nearly $800 million in bonds for various projects, including housing, school construction and...

PILOT agreements bolster Providence’s Fitch bond rating

PROVIDENCE – Following recent payment-in-lieu-of-tax agreement negotiations, the city received an improved mark on its Fitch General Obligation Bonds rating, rising from an A...
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