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Study reveals financial challenges facing R.I. hospitals

PROVIDENCE – A recently released report commissioned by the Rhode Island Foundation shows that Rhode Island hospitals have made progress on controlling spending but...
THE UPCOMING 401GIVES DAY on April 1 hopes to both raise $4.01 million for local nonprofits and attract new donors to contribute to local causes.

Nonprofits seeking more money, new donors on upcoming 401Gives Day

PROVIDENCE – More money being contributed to local nonprofits is always the annual goal for 401Gives Day, and this coming April 1 will be...

Lists: Executive Compensation in Nonprofit Organizations

Total 2022 compensation: $17.5 million SUBSCRIBERS: Click here to view the complete list. For information about participating in PBN’s Top Lists, or to make additions or corrections,...

Lists: Rhode Island Independent Insurance Agencies

Total number of employees: 1,423 SUBSCRIBERS: Click here to view the complete list. For information about participating in PBN’s Top Lists, or to make additions or corrections,...

Fischer named acting director of  R.I. Department of Health

PROVIDENCE – Dr. Staci Fischer, the current chief administrative officer of the R.I. Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline, on Thursday was named acting...
ORSTED A/S has submitted plans to Rhode Island Energy for a new offshore wind farm, Starboard Wind, a 1,184-megawatt farm that would power 600,000 homes across Rhode Island and Connecticut. / COURTESY ORSTED U.S. OFFSHORE WIND

R.I. Energy fields four large-scale offshore wind farm proposals

PROVIDENCE – Four developers are seeking to add to Rhode Island’s offshore wind plans. Rhode Island Energy announced Wednesday that Avangrid Renewables LLC, Orsted A/S,...

R.I. commercial health care premiums are among the highest in the...

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Rhode Islanders pay among the highest commercial health insurance premiums in the nation, according to a report from the Rhode Island...
THE CITY OF PROVIDENCE was ranked by Clever Real Estate as being the worst city to start a business out of 50 major U.S. cities the company analyzed. / PBN FILE PHOTO/PAMELA BHATIA

Clever Real Estate analysis ranks Providence as worst city to start...

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island's capital city may be nationally known for offering a high quality of life. But being a good place to start a...
PROVIDENCE MAYOR Brett P. Smiley has floated the possibility of removing the bike lanes on South Water Street to make more room for motor vehicles while part of the Washington Bridge is rebuilt over two years. / PBN PHOTO

Possibility of removing South Water St. bike lanes creates a divide

As state and Providence city officials look to address the continuing impacts of the Washington Bridge closure, a different type of transit infrastructure could...

R.I. monthly unemployment rises to 3.9% in February

CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment in February was 3.9%, three-tenths of a percentage point higher than the previous month, the R.I. Department...
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