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America250-Enduring Success: Starkweather & Shepley
(Editor’s note: This is the ninth installment in a weekly series featuring Rhode Island’s oldest companies as the nation approaches the 250th anniversary of...
Protesters, union urge Roger Williams University to end staff furloughs
BRISTOL – Faculty and staff at Roger Williams University rallied during a meeting of the board of trustees Thursday, urging the panel to reverse...
Hasbro’s Q1 profit increases to $198.4M
PAWTUCKET – Hasbro Inc. on Wednesday reported a first-quarter profit of $198.4 million, an increase from the $98.6 million net income the company reported...
Election 2026: Foulkes rolls out ‘Believe in Rhode Island’ economic plan,...
JOHNSTON – Helena Buonanno Foulkes on Wednesday announced the first component of her comprehensive economic plan, pledging a $100 million bond to fund “classroom-to-career”...
Neronha sues Quidnessett Country Club over seawall on Narragansett Bay shoreline
PROVIDENCE – R.I. Attorney General Peter F. Neronha filed a lawsuit against Quidnessett Country Club on Tuesday, accusing the private golf club of building...
America250-Enduring Success: Salk’s Ace Hardware & Marine Inc.
(Editor’s note: This is the eighth installment in a weekly series featuring Rhode Island’s oldest companies as the nation approaches the 250th anniversary of...
Shekarchi faces ethics complaint over Supreme Court ambitions
PROVIDENCE – A Roger Williams University law professor has filed an ethics complaint against former House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi, accusing the lawmaker of...
Lists: Rhode Island’s SBA Lenders
Ranked by amount of loans distributed:
1. Webster Bank N.A. | Amount of loans: $3.1 million
2. Ocean State Business Development Authority | Amount of Loans:...
Lists: Rhode Island’s Largest SBA Loans
Total loans distributed: $16.7 million
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Shekarchi resigns as R.I. House speaker ‘to humbly pursue a different...
PROVIDENCE – House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi has resigned his speakership to pursue the R.I. Supreme Court vacancy left by the retirement of Associate...
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