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PBN health summit: Fixing R.I.’s ‘fragile’ system will require across-the-board collaboration
PROVIDENCE – With the national COVID-19 public health emergency set to end in May, health care providers and leaders in the state agree on...
Smiley announces new police unit to target illegal ATV riders
PROVIDENCE – Mayor Brett P. Smiley, elected on a platform centered on quality of life, announced the creation of a Providence Police Department “community...
401Gives Day event raises $3.5M, sets new records for fundraising
PROVIDENCE – The state’s largest nonprofit fundraising initiative over the weekend set a new standard for raising money for local organizations. Now, it has...
RISD union employees on strike again after contract negotiations fail
PROVIDENCE – Two weeks after holding a one-day strike, union employees at the Rhode Island School of Design walked off the job again Monday...
2 national companies vying for CCRI bookstore contract
PROVIDENCE – The two largest private operators of college and university bookstores in the country have submitted bids for the five-year contract to manage...
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List: Advertising & Public Relations Agencies
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Senate leaders propose exemption to tangible tax for businesses
LINCOLN – Senate President Dominick J. Ruggerio on Thursday unveiled a proposal to exempt $100,000 of business-owned or leased property from the tangible tax...
City rescinds $150K contract amid review of racial reparations, ARPA budgets
PROVIDENCE – Mayor Brett P. Smiley's administration has rescinded a $150,000 contract awarded to the Rhode Island Black Heritage Society as Smiley undertakes a...
1,400 workers at Women & Infants vote no confidence, union says
PROVIDENCE – Nearly 1,400 unionized caregivers at Women & Infants Hospital voted no confidence against their employer, citing years of unheard grievances and a...
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