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RHODE ISLAND’S home price index increased 3.41% year over year in June, the second-highest growth rate in New England, according to Cotality. / AP FILE PHOTO/DAVID ZALUBOWSKI

Cotality: R.I. home price index jumps 3.41% year over year in...

Economic Activity 08/12/2026

PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island home price index increased 3.41% year over year in June, the second-highest growth rate in New England, according to Cotality. Rhode Island’s...

R.I. drops to No. 48 on CNBC’s 2026 ranking of top...

Economic Activity 07/09/2026

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island ranked No. 48 among all states in CNBC’s “America’s Top States for Business 2026″ rankings released Thursday, dropping two spots...

Cotality: R.I. home price index jumps 3.07% year over year in...

Economic Activity 07/09/2026

PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island home price index increased 3.07% year over year in May, the fourth-highest growth rate in New England, according to...

150-year-old Bradford Soap undergoes name change to Bradford Labs

Economic Activity 06/23/2026

WEST WARWICK – Bradford Soap, a manufacturer in operation in the Pawtuxet Valley for 150 years, has changed its name following the acquisition of...

THE MARCH unemployment rate of 4.7% in Rhode Island and Massachusetts was the second highest in New England and above the national rate of 4.3%, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. / AP FILE PHOTO/NAM Y. HUH

R.I.’s 4.7% March jobless rate is 2nd highest in New England

Economic Activity 05/06/2026

PROVIDENCE – The March unemployment rate of 4.7% in Rhode Island and Massachusetts was the second highest in New England and above the national rate...

R.I.’s 4.6% jobless rate is 3rd highest in New England

Economic Activity 04/23/2026

PROVIDENCE – The February unemployment rate of 4.6% in Rhode Island was the third highest in New England and above the national rate of...

R.I. third-worst state in nation for doctors, WalletHub says

Economic Activity 03/24/2026

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island remains among the worst states for doctors, according to WalletHub. In the latest annual study done by researchers at the personal...

FOR SALE and sold signs are seen in storage at a real estate office in Portland, Ore. The Rhode Island home sale price index increased 2.43% year over year in January. / AP FILE PHOTO/ JENNY KANE

Cotality: R.I. home price index jumps 2.4% year over year in...

Economic Activity 03/06/2026

PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island home price index increased 2.43% year over year in January, the second-highest growth rate in New England, according to Cotality, formerly CoreLogic...

R.I. drops to No. 46 on CNBC’s 2025 ranking of top...

Economic Activity 07/10/2025

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island ranked 46th among all states in CNBC’s “America’s Top States for Business 2025″ rankings released Thursday, dropping two spots from...