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HSRI sees 32,704 signups for 2020

EAST PROVIDENCE – Enrollment in the state’s health insurance market for 2020 totaled 32,704 individuals and families during the open enrollment period, an increase...
THE R.I. SUPREME COURT has ruled that materials related to the grand jury investigation of the 38 Studios debacle shall remain sealed.

R.I. Supreme Court rules 38 Studios grand jury materials to remain...

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Supreme Court ruled that grand jury materials in the 38 Studios investigation should remain sealed in a decision issued on...
THE R.I. PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION on Monday voted to extend its decision halting utility company shutoffs through April 15, impacting companies such as National Grid Rhode Island. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MARK S. MURPHY

National Grid customers to see electricity bills drop beginning April 1

WARWICK – Rhode Island residents and businesses will see their monthly electricity bills drop significantly beginning April 1. The R.I. Public Utilities Commission on Tuesday...
A NEW REPORT found that Rhode Island's forest supported businesses that employed 4,800 workers in the state in 2016. / COURTESY AUDUBON SOCIETY OF RHODE ISLAND

Report highlights value of R.I. forests, proposes more conservation

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s forests support 500 firms and 4,800 jobs in the forestry and woods-products sectors and generated an economic impact of $715...
THE CARE NEW ENGLAND Health System recorded a $4.5 million loss from operations in the first quarter.

CNE Health System posts $4.5M operating loss in Q1

PROVIDENCE – Care New England Health System reported an operating loss of $4.5 million in the first quarter of 2020 ended Dec. 31, the...
PANELISTS DISCUSS the outlook for 2020 during Providence Business News' Economic Trends Summit at the Crowne Plaza Providence-Warwick on Thursday morning. The panelists included, from left, Kristin Urbach, North Kingstown Chamber of Commerce executive director; Thomas O. Sweeney, founder of Sweeney Real Estate & Appraisal; R.I. Commerce Secretary Stefan Pryor; Mark Gim, The Washington Trust Co. president and chief operating officer; Luke Ebersold, Rhode Island managing partner at blumshapiro; and Thomas Tzitzouris, Strategas Research Partners director. / PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

PBN economic summit keynote: Recession not in the forecast

WARWICK – “There is no reason to suspect there will be a recession in the U.S. anytime soon,” said Thomas Tzitzouris, a Rhode Island...
CVS HEALTH EARNED A PROFIT OF $6.6 BILLION IN 2019. / BLOOMBERG NEWS FILE PHOTO/CHRISTOPHER LEE

CVS profits total $6.6B in 2019 following Aetna acquisition

WOONSOCKET – CVS Health Corp. posted a profit of $6.6 billion in 2019, or $5.08 per diluted share, according to the company Tuesday. The company...
HASBRO EARNED a profit of $520.5 million in 2019. / BLOOMBERG NEWS FILE PHOTO/JEENAH MOON

Hasbro reports 136% profit jump in 2019

PAWTUCKET – Hasbro Inc. reported a 136% boost in profit in 2019, to $520.5 million, or $4.05 per diluted share, according to a company...
THE RHODE ISLAND current conditions index had a value of 92 in December, its highest value in 2019. / COURTESY LEONARD LARDARO

Lardaro: R.I.’s CCI hit high for 2019 in Dec.

PROVIDENCE – The state’s Current Conditions Index hit its highest mark of 2019 in December, spiking to 92 for a 34-point jump from the...

MassChallenge startup accelerator seeks R.I. applicants

PROVIDENCE – A global startup accelerator program has opened applications for its third year of programming in Rhode Island, according to a news release. The...
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