Tag: Massachusetts
Gas prices still on the rise, up 11 cents a gallon...
PROVIDENCE – Gasoline prices continue to climb in Rhode Island and Massachusetts.
The average weekly price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline in Rhode Island rose...
Women & Infants appoints Mass. executive as new president
PROVIDENCE – Erin Yale, chief operating officer of Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Plymouth in Massachusetts, has been named president and chief operating officer of Women &...
R.I. joins lawsuit challenging Trump’s new global tariffs
WASHINGTON (AP) – Some two dozen states, including Rhode Island, challenged President Donald Trump’s new global tariffs on Thursday, filing a lawsuit over import...
WalletHub: R.I. has 13th-highest property tax burden in nation
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island residents have the 13th-highest property tax burden in the nation, according to WalletHub.
The personal finance website compared the 50 states and the...
Hasbro expects to put Pawtucket HQ on market in December
PAWTUCKET – Toy giant Hasbro Inc. plans to list and sell its properties when it leaves the state in the fourth quarter of 2026.
In...
Proposed legislation would require schools to print mental health hotline numbers...
PROVIDENCE – Two state legislators have proposed a bill that would spotlight mental health resources through a new medium: student ID cards.
The legislation, introduced...
Rhode Island Energy: Power restored to 99% of customers
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island Energy said Wednesday that it has restored power to 99% of its customers who lost electricity during the historic snowstorm...
‘Blizzard of ’26’ cleanup continues, T.F. Green reopens
NEW YORK (AP) – Light snow fell over parts of the Northeast on Wednesday as people navigated to work and school after a massive...
Median home price in Bristol County, Mass., up to $510K in...
PROVIDENCE – The median price of single-family homes sold in Bristol County, Mass., increased to $510,000 in January, rising 6.7% from a year ago,...
For PBN summit panel, government’s role in economy a tricky balance
The role of government and the use of taxpayer money to spur the economy took center stage at Providence Business News’ 2026 Economic Trends...
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