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CoreLogic: R.I. home price index up 5.4% in July

PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island home price index, a broad measure of the movement of single-family property prices, increased 5.4% year over year in...

State regulators seek to remove license from Warwick cannabis cultivator

WARWICK – A local marijuana cultivator is in danger of losing its license after being accused by state regulators of failing to disclose the...
WHEN R.I. COMMERCE Secretary Elizbeth M. Tanner was director of the R.I. Department of Business Regulation, she was a strong advocate for blockchain technology, which she preferred to call "distributed ledger" technology. PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

X Corp. licensing in R.I. part of a bigger tech push?

The "currency transmitter" license that Rhode Island recently issued to the company formerly known as Twitter Inc. is a common authorization in business dealings,...
STATE REP. SCOTT A. SLATER, second from left, speaks during one of the panel discussions at Providence Business News’ 2023 Business of Cannabis Summit at the Providence Marriott on Thursday morning. Also on the panel, from left, is and Kelly Wishart, chief operating officer of Coastline EAP/RISAS; Drew Richards, director of Marcum LLP; Benjamin Rackliffe, partner with Pannone Lopes Devereaux and O’Gara LLC; and Kristyn M. Glennon, first vice president and Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering officer of BayCoast Bank. The discussion was moderated by PBN Editor Michael Mello, far right. / PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

PBN summit: Cannabis sector ‘a struggle’ but making progress

PROVIDENCE – As the R.I. Cannabis Control Commission takes the next several months to draw up the state's crucial first set of regulations on...
BROWN UNIVERSITY has formed a 10-person ad hoc committee to review its admissions practices and to make recommendations on any possible changes. /AP FILE PHOTO/STEVEN SENNE

Brown University forms ad hoc committee to review its admissions practices

PROVIDENCE – A new 10-person ad hoc committee has been formed at Brown University to examine the Ivy League institution's admissions practices, including reviewing...

Providence mayor touts new tax agreements with city’s major universities

PROVIDENCE – Mayor Brett P. Smiley on Tuesday announced his administration has reached tentative payment-in-lieu-of-taxes deals with the four private higher education institutions based...

Lockdown at T.F. Green Airport lifted

WARWICK – Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport went into a brief lockdown Friday as state and local police responded to a possible threat,...

Lists: Property & Casualty Insurers

Ranked by net income: 1. Factory Mutual Insurance Co. Net income: $1.1 billion 2. Affiliated FM Insurance Co. Net income: $166.6 million 3. Farmers Property and Casualty Insurance Co. Net income: $72.6 million The complete...

Lists: Employee Benefit Administrators

Total employees providing employee benefit services: 385 The complete list is available for purchase online. For information about participating in PBN’s Top Lists, or to make additions...

Diehl out as CEO of R.I. Infrastructure Bank 

PROVIDENCE – William Fazioli was tapped as the new executive director of the Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank, the quasi-public lending authority that controls more...
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