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Topgolf Rhode Island will open Oct. 6

Economic Activity 10/02/2023

CRANSTON – It’s official, Topgolf Rhode Island will be accepting tee times later this week. The modern golf entertainer announced Monday that the long-awaited facility...

Costco store planned at former medium-security prison site in Cranston

Capital Goods 08/23/2023

PROVIDENCE – Costco may be finally arriving in Rhode Island. The popular membership wholesale club is set to be built on the former Adult Correctional...

FALLEN TREES block a road in a residential neighborhood in Johnston on Aug. 18 after severe weather swept through the area. / AP PHOTO / MICHAEL DWYER

Weather service confirms rare spate of tornados hit R.I., Mass., Conn.

News Story 08/22/2023

PROVIDENCE – The National Weather Service has confirmed that a single tornado cut a 9-mile path through three Rhode Island communities – Scituate, Johnston,...

New state election panel member speaks out on Matos signature scandal

Government 08/07/2023

Randy Jackvony insists he’s confident that Lt. Gov. Sabina Matos gathered enough signatures to make the 1st Congressional District Democratic primary ballot. But he wants...

SHAKE SHACK will open it’s second location in Rhode Island on Aug. 8 at the Garden City Center in Cranston, WPRI-TV CBS 12 reported Tuesday. / COURTESY GARDEN CITY CENTER

R.I.’s second Shake Shack to open in Cranston on Aug. 8

Economic Activity 08/01/2023

PROVIDENCE – Shake Shack is officially poised to expand in Rhode Island. The international chain that offers made-to-order 100% all-natural Angus beef burgers, chicken sandwiches,...

18 organizations receive $270K from Centreville Bank Charitable Foundation

Economic Activity 07/31/2023

WEST WARWICK – Eighteen organizations across the state will share $270,000 from the Centreville Bank Charitable Foundation. The grants, which are part of the foundation’s...

PAOLINO PROPERTIES LP announced Monday that retail store Five Below is coming the to the Cranston Parkcade on the Route 10 corridor later this year.

Five Below coming to Cranston Parkade later this year

Capital Goods 07/24/2023

PROVIDENCE – It will be Five Below at the Cranston Parkade later this year. Paolino Properties LP announced Monday that the retailer which features trend-right,...

PRESSURED: Cranston Mayor Kenneth J. Hopkins succeeded in persuading the owners of a new golfing complex to drop their preferred name for Topgolf Rhode Island. COURTESY CARPIONATO GROUP LLC

Cranston mayor shows why state lags in business friendliness

Editorial and Op-Ed 07/21/2023

Cranston Mayor Kenneth J. Hopkins scored one for the locals by persuading the owners of a large golfing complex under construction in the city...

WHAT WAS ORIGINALLY going to be called Topgolf Providence will now be TopGolf Rhode Island, Cranston Mayor Kenneth J. Hopkins announced Friday. / COURTESY CARPIONATO GROUP LLC

After pressure from Cranston mayor, Topgolf changes name of venue

Economic Activity 07/14/2023

PROVIDENCE – It's official, Topgolf Rhode Island is now coming to Cranston. Cranston Mayor Kenneth J. Hopkins announced the news Friday just days after criticizing...