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THE SPENCER PROVIDENCE LLC proposal, first introduced a year ago, has been rejected for Parcel 2 and 5 by the I-195 Redevelopment District Commission. / COURTESY I-195 REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMISSION

I-195 commission to solicit new development interest for two East Side...

Government 06/27/2019

PROVIDENCE – The I-195 Redevelopment District Commission took the unusual step Wednesday of publicly rejecting a proposal for development on two contiguous parcels on...

CITIZENS BANK ranked well on a 2019 reputation survey conducted by American Banker and the Reputation Institute. / PBN FILE PHOTO/ELI SHERMAN

Citizens earns high praise in reputation survey report

Financial Services 06/26/2019

PROVIDENCE – Citizens Bank ranked No. 3 for reputation with customers among 40 United States retail bank operations in the 2019 American Banker/Reputation Institute...

PERSONAL INCOME paid in Rhode Island grew at one of the slowest rates in the nation in the first quarter. / COURTESY BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS

R.I. personal income increases at 1.7% annualized rate in Q1

Economic Activity 06/25/2019

PROVIDENCE – Personal income in Rhode Island increased at a seasonally-adjusted, annualized rate of 1.7% in the first quarter of 2019 over the fourth...

THE R.I. COMMERCE CORP. board of directors is scheduled to meet Monday evening to consider $1.9 million in incentives under the Qualified Jobs Incentives tax credit program for GEV Wind Power US LLC to create roughly 125 jobs for work that includes maintenance of the Block Island Wind Farm as well as upcoming wind energy projects. / BLOOMBERG NEWS FILE PHOTO/ERIC THAYER

Commerce RI to consider $1.9M in incentives for wind turbine maintenance...

Government 06/24/2019

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Commerce Corp. board of directors is scheduled to meet Monday evening to consider up to an estimated $1.9 million in...

PBN HELD ITS ANNUAL Healthiest Employers event Thursday at the Providence Marriott Downtown, where 31 companies were honored for their efforts to improve employee wellness.

PBN announces 2019 Healthiest Employers

PBN Award Winners 06/21/2019

PROVIDENCE – Providence Business News has named the 31 honorees for the 2019 edition of the Healthiest Employers recognition program. The companies were judged based...

State regulators reject proposed Burrillville power plant

Government 06/20/2019

WARWICK – Rhode Island utilities regulators on Thursday turned down the controversial plan by a Chicago-based energy conglomerate to build a $1 billion power...

CHARTERCARE HEALTH PARTNERS IS CLOSING the St. Joseph School of Nursing, citing enrollment and tuition issues. / COURTESY OUR LADY OF FATIMA HOSPITAL

CharterCARE closes St. Joseph School of Nursing

Education 06/19/2019

NORTH PROVIDENCE – CharterCARE Health Partners announced that it will permanently close the St. Joseph School of Nursing this year after 117 years of...

2 R.I. companies named among Points of Light’s Civic 50 honorees

Economic Activity 06/18/2019

PROVIDENCE – Hasbro Inc. and CVS Health Corp. were named among the Civic 50 honorees of 2019 by Points of Light, the volunteerism organization...

THE CITY is launching the $6 million Woonasquatucket River Greenway Project Monday night with a public hearing. / COURTESY CITY OF PROVIDENCE

Providence holding meeting Monday about Woonasquatucket River Greenway

Government 06/17/2019

PROVIDENCE – A public meeting will be held Monday evening to start the Woonasquatucket River Greenway Project, a series of proposed improvements to a...