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Study: R.I. among 10 least tax-friendly states for retirees
PROVIDENCE – Despite recent changes to the state’s income tax rules, Rhode Island remains one of the 10 least tax-friendly state in the nation...
Brookline Bancorp 2017, 4Q profit fall after new tax law
BOSTON – Brookline Bancorp Inc. suffered a $9 million noncash charge on deferred tax assets stemming from the federal tax overhaul, depressing both full-year...
RIAR: Home prices in Dec. show gain while sales decline from...
PROVIDENCE – With the supply of homes for sale continuing to drop, the median sale price of a single-family home in Rhode Island in...
Commerce drops broad tourism message for ‘Fun-Sized’ offerings
PROVIDENCE – There will be no successor to the much-criticized 2016 “Cooler & Warmer” state tourism campaign, R.I. Commerce Corp. Chief Marketing Officer Lara...
Report: R.I. ranks No. 34 in nation for women-owned firms, 2nd...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island ranked No. 34 in the nation and second in New England in a report on the best states for women...
R.I. bids to become a statewide foreign trade zone. Who will...
Rhode Island, which sometimes is at a disadvantage trying to lure or expand business because of its small size, now hopes to use that...
CNE, Partners plan definitive merger agreement
PROVIDENCE — Care New England Health System and Partners HealthCare of Massachusetts have agreed to enter into a definitive agreement to merge, the next...
BLS: R.I. Dec. unemployment rate 2nd highest in N.E.
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island unemployment rate was the second highest in New England in December at 4.4 percent, according to Bureau of Labor...
PBN 2018 Tax Reform Summit: Long-term impact of new tax law...
WARWICK - Take advantage of what you can from the new tax law today and then adapt to future changes as they happen.
That was...
Invenergy cancels water deal with Narragansett Indians
PROVIDENCE – Invenergy Thermal Development LLC on Monday agreed to terminate its water-supply agreement with the Narragansett Indian Tribe.
The agreement would have given Invenergy...


















