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Carpionato Group plans $100M redevelopment of Benny’s locations
JOHNSTON – Carpionato Group LLC, which has agreed to purchase 29 Benny’s locations, announced Thursday it will redevelop the sites, giving first priority to...
Air Canada returning to T.F. Green with direct flight to Toronto
WARWICK – Air Canada announced Wednesday it would be establishing a daily flight between Toronto and T.F. Green Airport.
The company announced several new transborder...
Twin River Tiverton Casino doubles project cost to $140M, economic impact...
TIVERTON – A doubling of the project cost for the Twin River Tiverton Casino has prompted the casino owner to update the anticipated economic...
Infosys bringing 500 jobs to R.I.
Updated at Noon, Nov. 27
PROVIDENCE – Infosys Ltd., the India-based technology services and consulting giant, with nearly 200,000 employees across the globe, is building...
R.I. small businesses expanding reach through local collaborations
Once the hot water streams through, most people toss spent coffee grounds in the trash – but not Audrey Finocchiaro.
“In my personal life, and...
HSRI: Newly insured numbers have tripled halfway to enrollment deadline
PROVIDENCE — HealthSource RI, the state-based Affordable Care Act health insurance exchange, reports a record number of new people – 1,484 individuals and families,...
Missouri company buys Brayton Point, eyes offshore wind industry
SOMERSET – A Missouri company with experience redeveloping retired power plants has agreed to buy the Brayton Point Power Station in Somerset.
Commercial Development Company...
R.I. home prices in October up 12.7 percent
WARWICK – The sale of single-family homes rose in Rhode Island in October, as did the median sales price, but a steep decline in...
Report: R.I. Public Defender office significantly understaffed
PROVIDENCE - The Rhode Island Public Defender system currently employs 49 public defenders but its workload requires a 136-person, full-time-equivalent workforce, according to The Rhode...