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Former Warwick hotel next to airport to be turned into 181...
WARWICK – A five-story hotel located next to Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport is being converted into 181 units of workforce housing, according...
RIDOT to hold hearings on three bus hub options
PROVIDENCE – Once billed as the definitive plan for overhauling Providence’s transit system, the R.I. Department of Transportation's proposal to create multiple downtown bus...
Does public need more input in R.I.’s redistricting process?
The process that shifts the political landscape every 10 years with the redrawing of legislative district boundaries should include inviting more public input through...
Citizens’ R.I. president: ‘We really are becoming a national player’
PROVIDENCE – Citizens Bank N.A. is making a national name for itself through expanded clients and services, evidenced by its latest acquisition of a...
McKee announces indoor masking, vaccine proof requirements for R.I.
PROVIDENCE – Businesses and other indoor venues with a capacity of 250 people or more must require indoor masking among guests and employees in...
R.I. Medical Society calls for voluntary masking, warns of low booster...
PROVIDENCE – The state is at a “critical medical crossroads in this pandemic” due to a low booster shot rate as life-threatening COVID-19 infections...
URI Research Foundation’s blue economy proposal a federal Build Back Better...
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The University of Rhode Island Research Foundation's proposal to develop a regional blue economy technology hub is among 60 finalists selected...
Brown University receives $25M gift to enhance its cancer center
PROVIDENCE – A $25 million grant from the founder and CEO of a New York-based biopharmaceutical research funding organization will help Brown University’s new...
CVS Health hikes dividend, eyes push into primary care
WOONSOCKET – CVS Health Corp. is hiking its dividend and offering a better-than-expected 2022 revenue forecast as the health care giant prepares to dive...
Crossroads Rhode Island gets $495K to address homelessness; new fund created
PROVIDENCE – City officials, along with the Rhode Island Foundation, Providence Foundation and Crossroads Rhode Island, on Wednesday announced a new collaboration to address...
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