Tag: Pawtucket
House OKs bill to spur new housing construction across state
PROVIDENCE (AP) – Rhode Island representatives overwhelmingly approved a bill Tuesday designed to make it easier to convert office buildings, schools, churches, shopping malls, mills and...
2 R.I. Dollar Tree stores face $770K in fines for OSHA...
PROVIDENCE – Dollar Tree Stores Inc. is facing more than $770,000 in fines after the U.S. Department of Labor determined that two of the...
Report: R.I. employers cut 153 jobs in March
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island employers shed 153 jobs in March, according to business and executive coaching firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc.
The firm on...
Hasbro CEO Cocks earned $9.4M in 2022
PAWTUCKET – Hasbro Inc. CEO Chris Cocks was compensated more than $9.4 million in 2022 despite the company reporting a loss for the year,...
Segue Institute expanding to serve high school students
CENTRAL FALLS – The Segue Institute for Learning in Central Falls is planning to expand its education model to high school students in four...
Households struggle as utility rate relief legislation stalls
A $54 energy bill rebate might not seem like much. But for Erika Gonzalez, every little bit helps.
Especially this year, with record rate hikes...
National company acquires Pawtucket contractor Anchor Insulation
PROVIDENCE – Anchor Insulation Co., a Pawtucket-based company that primarily installs residential, mechanical and industrial insulation, has been acquired by a national, publicly traded...
Report: Mixed-use development eyed for former hospital in Pawtucket
PROVIDENCE – A mixed-use development has been proposed at the former Memorial Hospital in Pawtucket, WPRI-TV CBS 12 has reported.
Rhode Island-based Memorial Real Estate...
Hasbro Inc.’s profits fall 53% to $203.5M in 2022
PAWTUCKET – Hasbro Inc. posted a $203.5 million profit in 2022, a 53% decline in net earnings from 2021, the company reported on Thursday.
Revenue...
State receives $26M in federal funding for public housing
PROVIDENCE – Housing authorities in 24 communities across the state will receive $26.3 million in federal funding through the Public Housing Capital Fund, U.S....
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