Tag: Massachusetts
R.I. Commerce approves $13 million in tax credits for ‘seaglider’ startup
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Commerce Corp. on Wednesday unanimously approved $13 million in tax incentives for Regent Craft Inc. to move from Massachusetts to...
Tax Foundation: R.I. has nation’s 2nd worst unemployment insurance tax system
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island's unemployment insurance tax system was ranked as the second worst in the U.S., only above neighboring Massachusetts, according to a...
Feds award $420M for dam repairs and flood-control projects
The federal government said Thursday that it will spend about $420 million to repair dams and develop flood control projects in dozens of states,...
WalletHub: R.I. 4th-safest state in U.S. for COVID-19
PROVIDENCE – As the nation still faces the coronavirus pandemic, Rhode Island was ranked the fourth-safest state in the U.S. for COVID-19, according to...
WGU Hires Amy Weinstein as Strategic Partnerships Manager to develop partnerships...
Online, nonprofit, accredited Western Governors University (WGU) has appointed East Providence resident Amy Weinstein as strategic partnerships manager to develop and nurture relationships in...
Convicted ex-mayor’s prison sentence reporting date delayed
FALL RIVER (AP) – Over the objections of prosecutors, a federal judge on Thursday pushed back the prison reporting date of a former Massachusetts...
Most CVS pharmacies closing for lunch daily to give staff a...
WOONSOCKET – Getting your prescriptions on your lunch break may no longer be an option if you are a CVS Health Corp. customer.
The pharmacy...
Closed coal plant will be transformed into offshore wind hub
SOMERSET (AP) – The site of a former coal-fired power plant will be transformed into the first offshore wind manufacturing facility in Massachusetts, the...
Man sentenced in check-cashing scheme that used R.I. homeless people
PROVIDENCE – A Georgia man was sentenced to 41 months in federal prison for fraudulently seeking to cash $677,687 worth of counterfeit checks throughout...
Gas prices jump 5 cents in R.I., 6 cents in Mass.
PROVIDENCE – The average price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline in Rhode Island rose 5 cents, to $3.49 per gallon - the same as...
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