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Courage Builder for RI’s workforce
Innovative Companies 2026 Awards
EDUCATION: Courage Builder
Courage Builder, a North Kingstown workforce development firm, has been building career pathways into some of Rhode Island’s...
IT support RI builds own AI
Innovative Companies 2026 Awards
IT SERVICES: IT Support RI
IT Support RI wanted better software to run its help desk. When it couldn’t find any, the...
$2B buyoff to cancel offshore wind is bad deal
The U.S. is in a bizarre situation in 2026: It’s facing a looming energy shortage, yet the Trump administration is making deals to pay...
Cyber Sessions: We’ve entered the AI era of ‘Great Acceleration’
(Editor’s note: This is the 44th installment of a monthly column on the growing number of cyberthreats facing businesses of all sizes and what...
Guilty pleas in scheme targeting elderly, including Rhode Islanders
PROVIDENCE – Two people pleaded guilty to their role in a transnational fraud scheme that targeted elderly victims in the United States, including Rhode Island.
Fangzheng Wang,...
Opposition is building against expanding plans for data centers
Tech companies and developers looking to plunge billions of dollars into ever-bigger data centers to power artificial intelligence and cloud computing are increasingly losing...
U.S. weekly jobless claims jump to highest level in eight months
WASHINGTON (AP) – Filings for U.S. unemployment benefits rose to their highest level in eight months last week but remain historically low despite growing...
Citizens Financial names new president; CFO taking job at State Street
PROVIDENCE – Citizens Financial Group Inc., the Rhode Island-based parent company for Citizens Bank, has appointed a new president and disclosed that its longtime...
Is ‘fediverse’ a good alternative to big social media?
You’ve probably noticed lately that a lot of people are trying out alternatives to the big social media networks X, Instagram and Facebook. For...
Providence launches revamped PVD311 online platform
PROVIDENCE – Mayor Brett P. Smiley on Tuesday announced the launch of the administration’s newly revamped PVD311 online platform, which he says will improve...
