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RIF ‘investment’ in state grows

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The Rhode Island Foundation in recent years has increasingly taken a more active role as a community convener, planner and funder. That evolution, as...

RHODY BOOST: Tom Giordano, executive director, Partnership for Rhode Island, says the nonprofit will work to better the state’s education, employment and business environments. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Business leaders partner for stronger Rhode Island

Economic Activity May 19, 2017 12:12 am

The nonprofit Partnership for Rhode Island brings together the heads of companies that collectively employ more than 500,000 people.The companies all have headquarters or...

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THE PROPERTY AT 1538 Center Road in New Shoreham sold for $3.5 million. / COURTESY LILA DELMAN REAL ESTATE

Block Island home sells for $3.5M

September 21, 2018 4:27 pm

RHODE ISLAND construction employment increased 3.8 percent year over year from 18,300 to 19,000 jobs. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

R.I. Aug. construction employment rises 3.8%, No. 28 in U.S.

September 21, 2018 2:02 pm

RHODE ISLAND'S 4 PERCENT unemployment rate in August was the second highest in New England, while its 0.4 percentage-point unemployment rate decline year over year was the region's largest unemployment rate drop. / BLOOMBERG NEWS FILE PHOTO/LUKE SHARRETT

R.I. has 2nd-highest N.E. joblessness in Aug., but largest Y/Y decline

September 21, 2018 1:51 pm

THE RHODE ISLAND COALITION for the Homeless named its eight award winners that will be honored at its 30th anniversary awards breakfast on Oct. 1 at the Crowne Plaza Providence-Warwick. / COURTESY RHODE ISLAND COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS

R.I. Coalition for the Homeless announces 2018 award winners

September 21, 2018 1:33 pm

THE UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND, along with Wheaton College out of Norton, Mass. and eight additional New England colleges and universities, joined forces earlier this week to create the New England Humanities Consortium. / COURTESY URI

URI, Wheaton College among founders of Northeast higher ed. collaborative

September 21, 2018 11:00 am

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