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AMZAZON HAS ISSUED a request for proposal from state and local governments for its "HQ2," a second headquarters. Above, a courtyard outside Amazon's Seattle headquarters building/BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/DAVID RYDER

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...
RHODE ISLAND RANKED No. 19 in the nation for average weekly wage for the first quarter of 2017. Massachusetts ranked No. 3 behind New York and the District of Colombia.

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....
GAS PRICES in Rhode Island reached a two-year high this week due to complications from Hurricane Harvey. /BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/PAUL THOMAS

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...
LUPO'S HEARTBREAK HOTEL has been renamed the Strand Ballroom and Theatre. / PBN FILE PHOTO/NICOLE DOTZENROD

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, based in Providence, is a business accelerator for socially conscious entrepreneurs./ COURTESY OF SEG

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...
RHODE ISLAND businesses and agencies look to state and federal renewable-energy programs to help build solar-energy projects throughout the state. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/KEN JAMES

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 CANCER INSTITUTE Researcher Dr. Peter Quesenbery and his stem cell research team celebrated a $10 million Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence Phase II grant Tuesday afternoon.

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...
HOME PRICE INDEX for the Providence metro area increased 1.3 percent from May to June./ BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/DERICK E. HINGLE

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...
BROWN UNIVERSITY HAS RECEIVED a $1.5 million National Science Foundation grant to establish a mathematical and computational data research institute. / COURTESY BROWN UNIVERSITY

$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...
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