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Supreme Court rejects nationwide opioid settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a nationwide settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma that would have shielded members of the...

KIDS COUNT: Economic and health gaps continue to affect children of...

PROVIDENCE – For decades children in Rhode Island have been driving the state’s diversity, yet children of color continue to face greater economic and...
MOVING AHEAD: George Metz, who has Montauk and Narragansett tribal roots, has certified his company, G. Metz Moving and Storage, as a minority-owned business, but in some cases, he feels it’s been a hinderance. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERTY WHITELEY

Everybody’s Business: Declaring minority status wasn’t an easy decision for Metz

(Editor’s note: This is the 21st installment in a monthly series speaking with minority business owners and leaders. Each are asked their views on...
LASTING LEGACY: Robert Shumate, owner of Pier Ice Plant Inc., is a Narragansett Indian Tribe member who is looking to pass the business to one of his sons, just like Shumate’s father did decades ago. / PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Everybody’s Business: Company owner a rarity in his tribe

(Editor’s note: This is the third installment in a monthly series speaking with minority business owners and leaders. Each will be asked their views...
FAMILY-OWNED: Pier Ice Plant in Narragansett was founded June 15, 1966, by owner Robert Shumate, above, and his father, Lawrence. Robert Shumate is a member of the Narragansett Indian Tribe. He says he was lucky to grow up in a family that owned its own business. / PBN PHOTO/
MICHAEL SALERNO

For R.I.’s indigenous people, good jobs and prosperity are often out...

For 51 years, Robert Shumate said he has been “keeping South ­County cool.” Owner of Pier Ice Plant in Narragansett and a Narragansett Indian Tribe...
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