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R.I. state budget extends pilot program offering fruit and veggie discounts...

More than 140,000 Rhode Islanders will have another year of access to fresh produce discounts at select grocery stores thanks to funding in the...

Lists: Colleges & Universities

Total full-time students: 71,332 SUBSCRIBERS: Click here to view the complete list. List researched by Mesj Associates. For information about participating in PBN’s Top Lists, or...

Lists: Executive Compensation in Higher Education

Total 2025 compensation: $17.2 million SUBSCRIBERS: Click here to view the complete list. List researched by Mesj Associates. For information about participating in PBN’s Top Lists,...

Lists: Engineering Firms

Total licensed and non-licensed engineers: 564 SUBSCRIBERS: Click here to view the complete list. List researched by Mesj Associates. For information about participating in PBN’s Top...

R.I. monthly unemployment falls to 4.1% in June

CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in June was 4.1%, down from 4.3% in May, the R.I. Department of Labor and Training...

Providence mayor, City Council in standoff over rental assistance fund

PROVIDENCE – Mayor Brett P. Smiley on Wednesday called on the City Council to approve his proposed rental assistance fund before it breaks for...

Nabsys to begin build-out of new I-195 District headquarters

PROVIDENCE – State officials on Tuesday joined executives from Nabsys 2.0 LLC inside the 30,000 square-foot facility set to be built out and occupied...

Wyatt Detention Facility operator files for bankruptcy protection

CENTRAL FALLS – The Central Falls Detention Facility Corp., which owns and operates the Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility, has filed for Chapter 11...
THE CHAMBERS MAY be full, but challengers for the House and Senate seats at the R.I. Statehouse are few and far between in 2026. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Unopposed elections for General Assembly are a growing problem

The increasing number of Rhode Island legislators running unopposed this election season is raising concerns about an erosion of the democratic process and about...

Paolino Properties purchases 4 downtown Providence parking lots

PROVIDENCE – Heavyweight Providence investment group Paolino Properties LLC has added four downtown parking lots to its portfolio for the price of $16.5 million.  Totaling...
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