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Brown welcomes $50M gift from Chancellor Mencoff
PROVIDENCE - A $50 million gift made to Brown University by Chancellor Samuel M. Mencoff and Ann S. Mencoff to fund the translation of scientific...
Inaugural PBN Workforce Development Summit plots talent production
WARWICK – Discussion at the first-ever Providence Business News Workforce Development Summit held Feb. 14 saw roughly 200 attendees listen to and share ideas...
Design for College Hill apartment building reintroduced at 11 stories
PROVIDENCE – A developer who wants to build a second building of luxury apartments aimed at college students introduced a new design Monday to...
Ethisphere Institute names Hasbro among most ethical companies in world
PAWTUCKET – Hasbro Inc. was named by Ethisphere Institute as one of the 2018 World’s Most Ethical Companies. The Pawtucket-headquartered toy company has made...
T.F. Green passenger and cargo traffic continue upswing in Nov.
WARWICK – T.F. Green Airport has been getting busier.
Passenger traffic at T.F. Green in November rose 21.5 percent year over year to 374,265 enplaned...
Raimondo, DEM announce $3.7M in brownfield cleanup and redevelopment funds
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo joined with the R.I. Department of Environmental Management to announce $3.7 million in grants for the cleanup and...
Report: Providence ranks poorly for income inequality
PROVIDENCE – In 2016, Providence ranked No. 3 for highest income inequality among the most populous cities in the largest 100 metropolitan areas in...
CoreLogic: Both Providence metro and R.I. HPI rise in Dec.
PROVIDENCE – The Providence-Warwick-Fall River metropolitan Home Price Index increased 7.6 percent year over year in December, according to CoreLogic Tuesday.
Nationally, the HPI increased...
Study: R.I. among 10 least tax-friendly states for retirees
PROVIDENCE – Despite recent changes to the state’s income tax rules, Rhode Island remains one of the 10 least tax-friendly state in the nation...
Brookline Bancorp 2017, 4Q profit fall after new tax law
BOSTON – Brookline Bancorp Inc. suffered a $9 million noncash charge on deferred tax assets stemming from the federal tax overhaul, depressing both full-year...
