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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...
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Lists: Executive Compensation in Higher Education
Total 2025 compensation: $17.2 million
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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...
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.
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