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United Way: Rhode Islanders, nonprofits ‘shined in [the] moment’ during 401Gives...

PROVIDENCE – The sense that this year’s 401Gives Day would be one for the ages occurred mere moments after the giving portal opened at...
GREGORY MERCURIO, third from left, speaks during a panel discussion at Providence Business News' Health Care Summit and Health Care Heroes Awards event on Wednesday morning at the Providence Marriott. Mercurio is senior vice president of radiation oncology at American Shared Hospital Services and CEO of Precision Radiation Oncology of Rhode Island. Also on the panel is, from left, Dr. Michael Wagner, CEO and president of Care New England Health System; Joseph Trunzo, founding associate director of Bryant University's School of Health and Behavioral Sciences and a professor of psychology; Peter Marino, CEO and president of Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island; Linda Hurley, CEO and president of CODAC Behavioral Healthcare; and Dr. Raj Hazarika, chief medical officer for commercial products at Point32Health. PBN Editor Michael Mello, standing, moderates. / PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

PBN Health Care Summit: Collaboration needed in light of federal cutbacks

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s already challenged health care system could face even more obstacles depending on federal policy shifts, according to Dr. Michael Wagner,...

Neronha joins coalition suing Trump administration for billions in lost public...

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island stands to lose more than $31 million from cancellations by U.S. Health and Human Services Department, R.I. Attorney General Peter...

Venture capital firm selected to manage life science startup incubator

PROVIDENCE – Chicago-based Portal Innovations LLC has been selected to manage Ocean State Labs, the state's first life science startup incubator being built in...

R.I. has highest Feb. unemployment rate in New England

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island's 4.7% unemployment rate for February is the highest in New England and well above the national rate of 4.1%, according...
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Is ‘fediverse’ a good alternative to big social media?

You’ve probably noticed lately that a lot of people are trying out alternatives to the big social media networks X, Instagram and Facebook. For...

R.I. monthly unemployment climbs to 4.7% in February

CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in February was 4.7%, up from 4.6% in January, the R.I. Department of Labor and Training...

Georgetown University study ranks 2 local trade schools among best in...

PROVIDENCE – A pair of local trade schools are among the nation's top higher education institutions for 10-year return on investment, according to Georgetown...

‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ opens PPAC’s 2025-26 season on...

PROVIDENCE – The Providence Performing Arts Center on Tuesday released its 2025-26 schedule of productions that will make up its 48th Broadway season, taking off Sept....

Providence Place requiring teens to have adult with them after 5...

PROVIDENCE – The Providence Place mall is updating its code of conduct with several new security measures, including requiring teens under 18 to be...
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