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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...
October sees R.I. unemployment hold steady
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained the same – 4.2 percent – from September to October, according to a Thursday release...
West Park Food Hall Kickstarter campaign hits goal, gets funded
PROVIDENCE - The Eat Drink RI LLC West Park Food Hall Kickstarter campaign has been funded, surpassing its $119,000 fundraising goal. The campaign ended...
CoreLogic: Mortgage delinquencies in Providence metro decline in August
PROVIDENCE – In August, 5.5 percent of mortgages in the Providence metropolitan area were in 30 days or more delinquency (including foreclosure), a decline...
R.I. ranks No. 20 for highest public expenditures per $1K of...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island ranked No. 20 for the highest total state and local government expenditures per $1,000 of personal income in the “How...
R.I. business community toasts PBN’s 2017 BEA winners
PROVIDENCE – Providence Business News and the Rhode Island business community took time out Wednesday evening to celebrate the people and companies chosen to...