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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...
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,...
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 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.
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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...



















