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Commerce RI to submit for Amazon’s second North American headquarters RFP
PROVIDENCE - Amazon.com Inc. already has a sprawling Seattle headquarters that attests to its size and ambition. Now the world’s largest online retailer plans...
Report: R.I. ranks No. 19 in nation for Q1 average weekly...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island ranked No. 19 in the nation for average weekly wage in the first quarter of 2017, according to a U.S....
R.I. gas prices climb 35 cents in 1 week
PROVIDENCE – Prices for self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline in Rhode Island rose 35 cents in one week to $2.70 per gallon, according to a...
Renovated Lupo’s set to reopen with new name
PROVIDENCE - It's a new name in an old venue.
Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel, the storied Providence music venue, is rebranding itself, adopting the moniker the...
Social Enterprise Greenhouse selects 12 health and wellness startups
PROVIDENCE – The Social Enterprise Greenhouse on Thursday announced it has selected 12 Rhode Island startups to join its three-month health and wellness accelerator...
Narragansett Bay Commission to build two solar projects in Coventry, Richmond
PROVIDENCE – The Narragansett Bay Commission on Wednesday announced it has finalized a deal to build two solar-energy projects totaling 9.7 megawatts in Coventry...
Lifespan announces $10M Phase II COBRE grant
PROVIDENCE – Lifespan Cancer Institute researcher Dr. Peter Quesenberry and his team announced Tuesday a $10 million, five-year Phase II Centers of Biomedical Research...
Report: Providence metro HPI increases 7.1 percent in June
PROVIDENCE – The Home Price Index for the Providence metropolitan area increased 7.1 percent year over year in June, according to a report released...
RWU’s Rhyne earns lifetime achievement award
BRISTOL – Associate professor of marine biology at Roger Williams University, Andrew Rhyne, was honored with a lifetime achievement award from the Marine Aquarium Societies of...
$1.5M NSF grant brings data institute to Brown
PROVIDENCE - A $1.5 million National Science Foundation grant to establish a mathematical and computational data research institute at Brown University was announced by...



















