Tag: Massachusetts
R.I. has highest April unemployment rate in New England
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s 4.9% unemployment rate for April is the highest in New England and above the national rate of 4.2%, according to...
Cotality: R.I. home price index up 9.37% in March, highest in...
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island home price index increased 9.37% year over year in March, the highest in the nation, according to Cotality, formerly...
Cranston man pleads guilty to laundering $35M in fraud proceeds as...
BOSTON – A Rhode Island man pleaded guilty to laundering more than $35 million in fraud proceeds through his accounting and “virtual CFO” business, U.S....
D.F. Pray Names Anne Dexter as New Vice President of Finance
D.F. Pray has elevated Anne Dexter from Controller to Vice President of Finance. This promotion marks a significant milestone in Dexter's journey with the...
U.S. News: R.I. 24th-best state in nation
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is the 24th-best state in the nation, up two spots from last year, according to U.S. World & News Report.
The...
Neronha leads effort to reverse cuts to Department of Health and...
PROVIDENCE – R.I. Attorney General Peter F. Neronha joined a pair of lawsuits Monday challenging recent moves by the Trump administration.
Neronha announced he is...
3 R.I. men federally charged with stealing, selling catalytic converters
PROVIDENCE – Three men have been charged in federal court for their roles in a conspiracy to steal and sell catalytic converters, Acting U.S....
Cannabis, liquor retailers at odds over proposed rules on hemp-derived THC...
No one complained when state regulators quietly allowed hemp-derived THC beverages to be sold in Rhode Island’s liquor stores late last summer.
But now that state lawmakers...
Starkweather & Shepley acquires N.J.-based insurance firm
EAST PROVIDENCE – Starkweather & Shepley Insurance Brokerage Inc. has acquired New Jersey-based AiK2 Insurance Services, which specializes in insurance for wealth and asset...
Cotality: R.I. home price index up 7.6% in February
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island home price index increased 7.6% year over year in February, according to Cotality, formerly CoreLogic Inc.
Rhode Island’s HPI growth...


















