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  Government
  
  Cross-border differences in sales-tax policy create headaches
  
  January 15, 2021 6:03 am
  
  The rise of interstate e-commerce is magnifying long-standing differences in sales-tax laws among various states, forcing retailers with far-flung customers to adhere to 50...
  
  Lists
  
  List: Newport Restaurants
  
  January 15, 2021 12:08 am
  
  CLOSER LOOK: Re-ranked by number of reviews: 1. The Mooring | No. of reviews: 1,756 2. The Red Parrot Restaurant | No. of reviews: 969 3. 22 Bowen’s...
  
  Lists
  
  List: Providence Restaurants
  
  January 15, 2021 12:02 am
  
  CLOSER LOOK: Re-ranked by number of reviews: 1. Hemenway’s Seafood Grill & Oyster Bar | No. of reviews: 740 2. Gracie’s | No. of reviews: 661 3. Massimo...
  
  Coronavirus
  
  Pandemic, progressives, new House leadership could put twist on...
  
  January 8, 2021 4:00 am
  
  The 2021 legislative session is shaping up to be another severe departure from the norm, with a temporary change of venue for both chambers,...
  
  Coronavirus
  
  Banks on higher alert for credit weakness
  
  January 8, 2021 3:51 am
  
  In his 50 years as a customer of The Washington Trust Co., John Bellone has never deferred a loan payment. Not through the 2008...
  
  Entrepreneurship
  
  Everybody’s Business: Finding value in shared connections
  
  January 8, 2021 3:20 am
  
  (Editor’s note: This is the fifth installment in a monthly series speaking with minority business owners and leaders. Each will be asked their views...
  
  Coronavirus
  
  Seize the moment
  
  January 8, 2021 3:10 am
  
  Ross Gittell | Bryant University president More than 4,000 institutions of higher education in the United States serve approximately 20 million students and this year...
  
  Editorial and Op-Ed
  
  Block Island tourism surprises
  
  January 8, 2021 2:38 am
  
  Amid the widespread economic carnage wrought by the pandemic in 2020, somehow tiny Block Island and its tourist-dependent businesses emerged to fight another day. “No...
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Health Care
- Health Services
  
  R.I. doc’s license suspended for knowingly exposing patients to...
  
  January 15, 2021 3:20 pm
  
  PROVIDENCE – The medical license of Dr. Anthony Farina, the director/president of at least six medical corporations, has been suspended for a host of...
  
  Coronavirus
  
  COVID-19 deaths in R.I. pass 2,000; cases rise by...
  
  January 15, 2021 1:03 pm
  
  PROVIDENCE – Cases of COVID-19 increased by 901 on Thursday, with nine more deaths, according to the R.I. Department of Health. Fatalities in the state...
  
  Real Estate
  
  Brown Medicine expands into Class A space in Smithfield
  
  January 15, 2021 6:28 am
  
  SMITHFIELD – Brown Medicine, a nonprofit primary care and subspecialty medical group practice, will expand this spring into a newly renovated facility in the...
  
  Health Services
  
  Virtual event aims to sweep away anxiety, depression from...
  
  January 14, 2021 7:00 pm
  
  PROVIDENCE – For its first event of 2021, The Miriam Hospital Women’s Association Community Speaker Series plans to take on lingering mental health effects...
  
  Coronavirus
  
  COVID-19 cases rise by 789, with 9 more deaths
  
  January 14, 2021 1:32 pm
  
  PROVIDENCE – Cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 789 on Wednesday, with nine more deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said Thursday. Hospitalizations...
Education
- Education
  
  RIC $76K-per-week consultant contract terminated
  
  January 14, 2021 10:53 am
  
  PROVIDENCE – The state has terminated a $76,000-per-week contract granted to a consulting firm that was providing financial analysis and recommendations to Rhode Island...
  
  Education
  
  Fuller named UMass Dartmouth’s interim chancellor
  
  January 12, 2021 2:25 pm
  
  DARTMOUTH – Mark Fuller, currently the University of Massachusetts Amherst’s vice chancellor for advancement and former dean of the university’s Isenberg School of Management,...
  
  Coronavirus
  
  Rhode Island School of Design cancels 2021 in-person commencement;...
  
  January 11, 2021 3:58 pm
  
  PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island School of Design announced Monday that it is canceling its in-person commencement for the Class of 2021 and will...
  
  Education
  
  Consultant hired for RIC review at the rate of...
  
  January 11, 2021 12:30 pm
  
  PROVIDENCE – The state has hired Alvarez & Marsal Public Sector Services LLC to provide analysis and recommendations related to programmatic, operational and financial improvements...
  
  Coronavirus
  
  Seize the moment
  
  January 8, 2021 3:10 am
  
  Ross Gittell | Bryant University president More than 4,000 institutions of higher education in the United States serve approximately 20 million students and this year...
Real Estate
- Real Estate
  
  Median price of single-family home in R.I. rises to...
  
  January 15, 2021 10:55 am
  
  PROVIDENCE – The median price of a single family home in Rhode Island in 2020 was $319,900, a rise of 12.3% year over year,...
  
  Real Estate
  
  Brown Medicine expands into Class A space in Smithfield
  
  January 15, 2021 6:28 am
  
  SMITHFIELD – Brown Medicine, a nonprofit primary care and subspecialty medical group practice, will expand this spring into a newly renovated facility in the...
  
  Real Estate
  
  South Kingstown colonial sells for $1.1M
  
  January 15, 2021 6:28 am
  
  SOUTH KINGSTOWN – A historical home on 4.7 acres has sold for $1.1 million, according to Residential Properties Ltd., which represented both buyers and...
  
  Real Estate
  
  Five Questions With: Jennifer Hawkins
  
  January 13, 2021 10:30 pm
  
  Jennifer Hawkins, the executive director of ONE Neighborhood Builders, a community-development organization in Providence, spoke to Providence Business News recently about the Central Providence...
  
  Real Estate
  
  $14M restoration of Memorial Schoolhouse completed
  
  January 13, 2021 10:20 pm
  
  MIDDLETOWN – A comprehensive interior renovation of the 28,000-square-foot Memorial Schoolhouse has been completed by Shawmut Design and Construction, working in partnership with Vision...
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NATIONAL LEADER: Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island CEO and President Kim A. Keck created several initiatives to improve health care access for all in the Ocean State. In January, she will become the next CEO and president of Blue Cross Blue Shield Association. / COURTESY BLUE CROSS & BLUE SHIELD OF RHODE ISLAND

Blue Cross’ Keck works to create a healthy community

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PBN Business Excellence Awards 2020 Corporate Citizenship: Kim A. Keck | CEO and president, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island AS KIM A. KECK...

DR. JAMES E. FANALE, CEO and president of Care New England Health Systems, received the Business Leadership award, and Kim A. Keck, CEO and president of Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island, received the Corporate Citizenship award Wednesday in Providence Business News' 2020 Business Excellence Awards program. / PBN PHOTO/RUIPERT WHITELEY / COURTESY BLUE CROSS & BLUE SHIELD OF RHODE ISLAND

Fanale, Keck lead honorees in PBN’s 2020 Business Excellence Awards program

PBN Award Winners November 19, 2020 6:20 am

PROVIDENCE – Dr. James E. Fanale wakes up everyday looking forward to his life’s work, which is to take care of people. The CEO and...

Keck to step down as CEO and president of Blue Cross...

Health Services October 9, 2020 1:28 am

PROVIDENCE – Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island CEO and President Kim A. Keck will be leaving the local health insurer at...

KIM A. KECK, CEO and president of Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island, will be leaving the local health insurer at the end of this year and will become the CEO and president of Blue Cross Blue Shield Association on Jan. 4, 2021. / COURTESY BLUE CROSS & BLUE SHIELD OF RHODE ISLAND

Keck to step down as CEO and president of Blue Cross...

Health Services October 6, 2020 4:26 pm

PROVIDENCE – Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island CEO and President Kim A. Keck will be leaving the local health insurer at...

PROVIDENCE BUSINESS NEWS has named 15 honorees for its 2020 Business Excellence Awards program.

Fanale, Keck lead honorees in PBN’s 2020 Business Excellence Awards

PBN Award Winners October 2, 2020 6:00 am

PROVIDENCE – Dr. James E. Fanale, the CEO and president of Care New England Health System, will be honored for Business Leadership in Providence...

Keck receives first Kati Machtley Businesswoman of the Year Award

Health Services July 24, 2020 1:20 am

KIM A. KECK received the first Kati Machtley Businesswoman of the Year Award at the virtual Bryant University Women’s Summit on June 10. Keck,...

Blue Cross surveys R.I. residents on health and social issues

Health Services July 19, 2020 10:45 pm

PROVIDENCE – One year after Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island conducted its first statewide survey seeking residents’ perspective on health and...

BLUE CROSS & BLUE SHIELD of Rhode Island is proposing a two-month 10% premium credit for members due to the reduction in medical services utilized during the COVID-19 pandemic.

BCBSRI proposes premium credit for members due to pandemic

Health Services June 23, 2020 1:05 pm

PROVIDENCE – Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island will be issuing a medical premium credit to members due to a reduced demand...

Oak Street Health opens second Rhode Island center

Health Services February 9, 2020 10:20 pm

PROVIDENCE – Oak Street Health cut the ribbon at its second Rhode Island center in collaboration with Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode...

Blue Cross & Blue Shield of R.I. awards $200K to housing...

Health Services December 20, 2019 4:10 am

PROVIDENCE – Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island has announced $200,000 in grants to five organizations that are working to raise awareness...

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