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APPLICATIONS ARE now being accepted for R.I. Commerce Corp.’s Network Matching Grant program. Grants of at least $50,000 are available to eligible organizations and funded projects typically run for one year, according to the quasi-government agency. 

Application period opens for R.I. Commerce’s Network Matching Grant program

PROVIDENCE – Applications are now being accepted for R.I. Commerce Corp.’s Network Matching Grant program.  Grants of at least $50,000 are available to eligible organizations...
CAMPAIGN PERFORMANCE: Gov. Daniel J. McKee, left, and Helena Bounanno Foulkes face off at a WPRI-TV CBS 12 debate at Rhode Island College on Aug. 18. 
COURTESY WPRI-TV CBS 12/COREY WELCH

McKee says he’s laid groundwork and is ready to build on...

Gov. Daniel J. McKee is betting that his record in office – and his experience as governor – will be enough to carry him...
CAMPAIGN PERFORMANCE: Gov. Daniel J. McKee, left, and Helena Bounanno Foulkes face off at a WPRI-TV CBS 12 debate at Rhode Island College on Aug. 18. 
COURTESY WPRI-TV CBS 12/COREY WELCH

McKee says he’s laid groundwork and is ready to build on...

Gov. Daniel J. McKee is betting that his record in office – and his experience as governor – will be enough to carry him...

Providence Equity Partners lands majority stake in CheckedUp

PROVIDENCE – Providence Equity Partners LLC, with minority investor Varsity Healthcare Partners, has acquired a majority stake in CheckedUp, a leading specialty point-of-care education and engagement platform connecting patients,...
Brett P. Smiley / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Smiley’s second-term vision: Building Providence’s next economy

Providence Mayor Brett P. Smiley entered City Hall in 2023 after serving as the city’s chief operating officer, promising a more efficient approach to...
Edinaldo Tebaldi

Blueprint for prosperity: Aligning capital, talent and innovation

RHODE ISLAND finds itself at a unique crossroads. The Ocean State has weathered headwinds, maintained relatively low unemployment rates, increased housing development and refocused...
NEW DIGS: The 30,000-square-foot Ocean Sate Labs is located on the fourth floor of 150 Richmond St., Providence. The new building in the 195 District also houses the R.I. Department of Health laboratory. 
PBN PHOTO/WILLIAM HAMILTON 

Lab space could be a big draw

Rhode Island has gone all in on life sciences, but it still remains to be seen whether the millions of dollars of investment will...
Marc A. Crisafulli

Driving Forces: Marc A. Crisafulli

Marc A. Crisafulli I-195 Redevelopment District Commission chairman, Bally’s Corp. Rhode Island board chairman; Nixon Peabody attorney RETIREMENT IN 2022 as head of Bally’s Corp.’s Rhode Island operations...

R.I. has everything needed to make great sales pitch

We are all both proud of our state and sometimes critical of various sectors that can be improved. I have long been somewhere between...
Peter Chapman joined Providence-based nonprofit One Neighborhood Builders as CEO and president in February 2025. He previously served as CEO of the UVI Research & Technology Park Corp. in the U.S. Virgin Islands. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Invest in neighborhoods

Peter Chapman | One Neighborhood Builders CEO and president Rhode Island’s competitive advantages bode well for our future. While much work remains to be done...
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