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URI researchers build low-cost device to reveal hidden damage from brain...
Traumatic brain injuries are far more common than many realize. Globally, more than 65 million people suffer such trauma each year, University of Rhode...
Would 50-year mortgages ease affordability crisis?
The Trump administration has floated the idea of a 50-year mortgage as a way to make homes more affordable at a time of skyrocketing...
As credit card debt climbs, so does the financial pain
From young professionals to near retirees, many Rhode Islanders are struggling with rising credit card debt, financial advisers say.
Some clients are delaying major life...
This is one big opportunity for affordable housing
The shortage of affordable housing in Rhode Island and the South Coast region of Massachusetts is a challenge that lawmakers, businesses and state agencies...
At small local theaters, the plot still thickens
For almost as long as the concept of a modern movie theater has existed, Jane Pickens Theater LLC has been drawing filmgoers.
“Someone’s been showing...
New minimum wage has some bracing for impact
Gregory Stevens, owner and operator of Pat’s Italian Restaurants, remembers only a few years back when he paid his line cooks $15 an hour.
“And...
Providence proves to be suited for pop-ups
Providence, with its compact commercial corridors and small retail bays, has proved to be a prime area for pop-up stores, giving local entrepreneurs a...
When it comes to saving, Gen Z sets good example
Bethany Lardaro, a certified financial planner with Washington Trust Wealth Management, is seeing more young people in her office, even if they’re not always...
New federal tax rules on tips spark confusion
John Elkhay, co-owner of the restaurant company Chow Fun Inc., is no stranger to navigating regulatory curveballs.
With his company managing more than 200 employees...
Shortage of planners impeding municipalities
Tiverton’s town planner resigned in June 2022, and it’s a job that still remains vacant more than three years later.
It’s a glaring gap as...
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