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Man faces deportation after scamming Home Depot for $300K in store...

Capital Goods 02/20/2024

PROVIDENCE – A Brazilian national faces deportation for his role in a fraudulent Home Depot credit scheme, U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode...

EVERSOURCE ENERGY LLC says it has executed a definitive agreement to sell its 50% ownership share in South Fork Wind off Long Island and Revolution Wind to Global Infrastructure Partners. / COURTESY ORSTED U.S. OFFSHORE WIND

Investment fund buying Eversource’s share in Revolution Wind, South Fork Wind

Economic Activity 02/14/2024

PROVIDENCE – Eversource Energy LLC has found a buyer for its stake in two offshore wind projects off the coast of Rhode Island. The company...

More Rhode Islanders are earning 4-year college degrees

Economic Activity 02/14/2024

You might call it a bachelor party: Rhode Island saw an almost 4% increase in bachelor’s degrees in 2022, according to new national data from a...

A PEDESTRIAN carries an umbrella while walking through the snow Tuesday in Providence. A winter storm warning remains in effect until Tuesday evening, with 8 inches of snow expected to fall over most of Rhode Island by 6 p.m. Northern parts of the state could see 6 inches of snow due to the storm’s southward shift. / AP PHOTO/DAVID GOLDMAN

Winter storm hits state with heavy snow, strong winds

Government 02/13/2024

PROVIDENCE – A powerful nor’easter moved through Rhode Island Tuesday, bringing heavy snow and strong wind gusts that affected travel and caused isolated power...

R.I. third-best state for health care, Forbes Advisor finds

Health Services 02/08/2024

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is the third-best state in the nation for health care, according to a study by Forbes Advisor. The inaugural report compared...

Providence, Cranston businesses have gotten a pass on pond pollution for...

Economy 02/01/2024

Green is usually the color of choice – literally and figuratively – among the environmental crowd. But the shocking chartreuse of Providence’s Mashapaug Watershed is...

Bankruptcy filings in R.I. rose 6.3% in 2023

Economic Activity 01/30/2024

PROVIDENCE – There were 843 bankruptcy filings in Rhode Island in 2023, a 6.3% increase from 793 one year prior, according to data from...

Mixed views on R.I.’s ranking for starting a business

Economic Activity 01/26/2024

PROVIDENCE – Three recent studies present mixed views of how well R.I. compares with other states as a place to start a business, from...

R.I. ties Mass., Vermont for second-highest unemployment rate in New England

Economic Activity 01/23/2024

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island tied both Massachusetts and Vermont for the second-highest unemployment rate in New England in December at 3.2%, which is still...