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Hasbro reports $171M loss in Q3, cuts full-year revenue outlook
PAWTUCKET – Hasbro Inc. on Thursday reported a loss of $171 million in the third quarter of 2023, following a year-ago profit of $129.2...
PBN summit panelists: AI could improve aspects of R.I.’s health care...
WARWICK – While Rhode Island’s health care industry is bouncing back after an “incredibly difficult” year in 2022, providers still have a long way...
Washington Trust reports $11.2M profit in Q3, a 40% drop from...
WESTERLY – The Washington Trust Bancorp Inc. on Tuesday posted a third-quarter profit of $11.2 million, down 40.2% from $18.7 million it reported in...
Biden names tech hubs across 32 states, including R.I., to create...
REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (AP) – The Biden administration is designating 31 technology hubs across 32 states, including Rhode Island's proposal for an Ocean Tech Hub, and...
State report: Jobs Development Act fails to break even, but what...
A new state report on Rhode Island's tax incentive program Jobs Development Act shows that the program, which offers tax breaks to companies creating...
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URI poll: Education funding should increase, trust in government low
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Rhode Islanders feel that state and local K-12 education funding should increase and support investment in the blue economy but they...
Providence commission OKs updated plans for 75-unit development in Fox Point
PROVIDENCE – After a lengthy discussion Tuesday, the City Planning Commission approved updated plans to develop a five-story, mixed-use property in the Fox Point...
Bank of America profits jump 10% but warns of slowing spending...
NEW YORK (AP) – Bank of America Corp. posted a 10% rise in third-quarter profits Tuesday, helped by higher interest rates that allowed the...
R.I. recreational cannabis sales hit $7.1M in September
PROVIDENCE – Recreational cannabis receipts in Rhode Island reached $7.1 million in September, rising for the 10th consecutive month and continuing the upward trend...


















