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RIF announces $10M impact investment program
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Foundation is looking to invest $10 million in local business projects during the inaugural year of its new Impact...
OHIC announces new 2018 rates in response to Trump’s CSR cut
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner has approved new rates increases for HealthSource RI’s silver-level health plans sold on the...
Providence Biltmore sold
PROVIDENCE – The historic hotel Providence Biltmore has been sold, according to an announcement by AJ Capital Partners in a press release published by...
Hasbro posts Q3 profit of $265.6M
PAWTUCKET – Hasbro Inc. reported third-quarter profit of $265.6 million Monday, a 3.7 percent increase year over year.
Revenue for the quarter was $1.8 billion,...
Rhode Island enters Amazon HQ2 competition, lists seven potential host sites
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island entered the North American contest to land the second headquarters for Amazon.com on Thursday, submitting a proposal that identifies seven...
R.I. unemployment ticks down in September
PROVIDENCE – From August’s 4.3 percent, the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dipped slightly to 4.2 percent in September reflecting a 1.1 percentage point...
Anthem breaks with Express Scripts, strikes deal with CVS
NEW YORK - Anthem Inc. said it will set up its own pharmacy benefits management unit, signaling a final break with Express Scripts Holding...
CNE ends negotiations to sell Memorial, closing hospital’s emergency, inpatient services
PAWTUCKET - Care New England's board of directors terminated negotiations with Prime Healthcare Foundation to sell Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island Monday night and began...
Eat Drink RI announces new food hall project and Kickstarter campaign
PROVIDENCE - Eat Drink RI LLC announced it has launched a Kickstarter fundraising campaign to back a new project, the West Park Food Hall...
MBTA commuter rail worst-in-nation for mechanical failures in 2016
BOSTON –Boston commuter rail trains had more mechanical failures last year than any other system in the country, newly released federal data shows, despite...