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HEALTHSOURCE RI reported a five percent increase in paying enrollees year over year. HSRI also said that 35 percent of paying enrollees were in the 18-34 age group. /COURTESY HSRI

HSRI: Paying customers up 5%

Health Services 03/19/2018

PROVIDENCE — HealthSource RI, the state’s Affordable Care Act exchange, reported that paying customers increased by 5 percent in 2018, with 18-34 -year-olds making...

IN RESPONSE TO ITS REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS for one or more Innovation Campuses, the R.I. Executive Office of Commerce has received 16 applications. / COURTESY EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF COMMERCE

R.I. receives 16 applications for Innovation Campus partnerships

Entrepreneurship 03/16/2018

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Commerce Corp. has received 16 responses to its solicitation for proposals to create an innovation campus associated with the University...

RHODE ISLAND MOVED UP to the No. 9 spot in a Business Insider list of the nation's top economies from No 33 last year. / PBN FILE PHOTO/STEPHANIE ALVAREZ EWENS

Study: R.I. moves up to 9th-best economy in U.S.

Economic Activity 03/15/2018

PROVIDENCE – What a difference a year makes. One year after Business Insider ranked Rhode Island’s economy as the 33rd-best among the 50 states...

BEN SUKLE, chef and proprietor with his wife Heidi of Oberlin and birch restaurants in Providence, has been nominated for Best Chef-Northeast in the 2018 James Beard Awards. / PBN FILE PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Sukle finalist for James Beard Awards

Hospitality & Tourism 03/14/2018

PROVIDENCE – Providence again this year is sending a finalist to the prestigious James Beard Awards, known as the “Oscars of the food world.” The...

CVS HEALTH CORP. PRESIDENT AND CEO Larry J. Merlo has vaulted the first hurdle in makiing the proposed CVS Health-Aetna merge a reality, as shareholders of both companies voted to approve the combination Tuesday. / COURTESY CVS HEALTH

CVS, Aetna shareholders approve merger

Health Services 03/13/2018

WOONSOCKET – By overwhelming margins, the shareholders of CVS Health Corp. and Aetna Inc. approved the proposed merger of the retail pharmacy and benefits...

THE CURRENT CONDITIONS INDEX FOR JANUARY was 75, as the size of the labor force continued a now seven-month consecutive upward trend. / COURTESY LEONARD LARDARO

January 2018 R.I. CCI falls to 75

Economic Activity 03/12/2018

SOUTH KINGSTOWN - The first Current Conditions Index of 2018 fell eight points to 75 from December yet rests level with the January 2017...

TIA BUSH, vice president of site operations for Amgen Rhode Island, waits to address attendees at PBN's fifth Manufacturing Awards event, held at WaterFire Providence Thursday. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Bush, Amgen lead honorees at PBN Manufacturing Awards

Capital Goods 03/09/2018

PROVIDENCE – PBN’s fifth Manufacturing Awards event attracted 260 of the region’s leaders in industry Thursday to celebrate 13 companies and one individual for...

Despite growth in 4Q, IGT sees full-year revenue drop and net...

Technology 03/08/2018

PROVIDENCE – Global gaming-machine and lottery company International Game Technology PLC’s fortunes showed what CEO Marco Sala called the start of a promising turnaround...