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Citizens survey: Half of small businesses expect growth despite falling economic...
PROVIDENCE – Half of U.S. small-business owners expect revenue growth over the next three months, even as confidence in the broader economy continues to...
McKee names interim R.I. Department of Corrections director
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee has appointed Lynne Corry as interim director of the R.I. Department of Corrections, replacing outgoing Director Wayne T....
Providence-based KPMG leader named chair of Americas region
PROVIDENCE – KPMG LLP has named a Providence-based executive to a senior regional leadership role overseeing operations across North and South America.
Timothy J. Walsh,...
R.I. becomes first state to limit grocery self-checkout lanes
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island has become the first state in the country to impose a statewide staffing requirement on grocery store self-checkout lanes after...
Brown University launches Workforce Lab to track job training programs
PROVIDENCE – Brown University’s Watson School of International and Public Affairs launched a new Workforce Development Policy Lab on Thursday to identify which job...
Providence again ranks No. 2 among most walkable U.S. cities
PROVIDENCE – The state's capital has once again been ranked the No. 2 most walkable city to visit in the United States by USA...
Smiley signs off on Providence’s $635.7M FY27 budget with no tax...
PROVIDENCE – Mayor Brett P. Smiley signed the $635.7 million fiscal 2027 budget, finalizing a spending plan that maintains city services without a tax...
UPP Global to refund $1.35M to R.I. drivers over hidden parking...
PROVIDENCE – UPP Global LLC, known locally as RI Parking Co., will pay $1.35 million to refund eligible Rhode Island drivers after the state...
Providence files antitrust lawsuit alleging price-fixing in fire truck industry
PROVIDENCE – The city has filed a federal antitrust lawsuit accusing major fire truck manufacturers and an industry trade group of engaging in anti-competitive...
Longtime Rhode Island Credit Union CEO David Suvall to retire
WARWICK – Rhode Island Credit Union CEO and President David B. Suvall will retire on July 1 after 45 years with the organization, the...
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