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S.W. COLE Engineering Inc. CEO and President Robert E. Chaput Jr. is stepping down from that role in January. He will remain with the company as board chairman and remain on staff as a senior advisor and principal geotechnical engineer until his retirement in June 2027. / COURTESY S.W. COLE ENGINEERING INC.

S.W. Cole Engineering CEO and president stepping down in January

Economic Activity 10/09/2026

PROVIDENCE – S.W. Cole Engineering Inc. CEO and President Robert E. Chaput Jr. is handing over the role on Jan. 1 as part of...

R.I. among nation’s safest states, WalletHub finds

Government 10/07/2026

PROVIDENCE – For the fourth straight year, Rhode Island is the ninth-safest state in nation, according to WalletHub. Researchers at the personal finance website compared...

Cotality: R.I. home price index jumps 5.09% year over year in...

Economic Activity 10/07/2026

PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island home price index increased 5.09% year over year in August, the second-highest growth rate in New England, according to...

R.I. joins lawsuit against Trump administration deals canceling offshore wind projects

Economic Activity 09/22/2026

WASHINGTON (AP) – Democratic attorneys general from California, New York and Rhode Island sued the Trump administration Tuesday over its plans to buy back...

A DEMONSTRATION SIGN is seen outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., in June 2023 before a divided high court stuck down the Biden administration's $400 billion student loan forgiveness plan. Rhode Island has the 16th-highest student loan debt burden in the nation, according to WalletHub. / AP FILE PHOTO/MARIAM ZUNHAIB

WalletHub: R.I. has 16th-highest student loan debt in the nation

Economic Activity 09/21/2026

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island has the 16th-highest student loan debt burden in the nation for the second-consecutive year, according to WalletHub. The personal finance website...

R.I.’s 3.7% August jobless rate 3rd highest in New England

Economic Activity 09/18/2026

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s August unemployment rate of 3.7% is the third highest in New England but below the national rate of 4.1%, according...

R.I. 29th-happiest state in the nation, WalletHub says

Economic Activity 09/11/2026

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is the 29th-happiest state in the nation, according to WalletHub's "Happiest States in America 2026" ranking, down three spots from...

Cotality: R.I. home price index rises 3.64% year over year in...

Economic Activity 09/09/2026

PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island home price index increased 3.64% year over year in July, same as Maine and the second-highest growth rate in...

Rhode Island Energy joins proposed northern Maine onshore wind farm

Economic Activity 09/08/2026

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island Energy has conditionally selected 150 megawatts of renewable energy from a proposed onshore wind project in northern Maine, the utility...