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I-195 panel approves $3M sale agreement for BankRI HQ, apartments
PROVIDENCE – Plans to transform former highway land into a new bank headquarters and mixed-income apartments are coming into focus, with a $3 million...
List: Chief Security Officers
Total local information technology staff: 4,325
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R.I. unemployment rises to 3.1% in September
CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.1% in September, up three-tenths of a percentage point from August, the R.I. Department of...
Shekarchi backs new agency to boost biotech and life sciences
PROVIDENCE – On the heels of a newly released report looking at creating a more-thriving life sciences and biotechnology sector in the state, House...
Route 6-10 contractor to pay $1.5M to settle charges related to...
PROVIDENCE – The Massachusetts-based lead contractor on the $410 million reconstruction of the Route 6-10 connector will pay $1.5 million to settle charges it...
MBE program sees record-high participation, but advocates still skeptical
PROVIDENCE – After again falling short of mandated minimums for contracts and purchases with women and minority-owned businesses in fiscal 2021, the state rebounded...
City panel gives preliminary approval to contested ‘Superman’ building tax treaty
PROVIDENCE – Plans to revive the dormant “Superman” building are inching closer to reality, with a city panel giving preliminary approval to a 30-year...
R.I. Supreme Court strikes down Champlin’s expansion
NEW SHOREHAM – A controversial proposal to expand a Block Island marina was struck down for the final time by the state’s highest court...
List: Cybersecurity Companies
Total full-time local employees: 917
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List: Top Private Companies
Ranked by oldest companies:
1. BankNewport | Year founded: 1819
2. FM Global | Year founded: 1835
3. Butler Hospital | Year founded: 1844
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