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BOND DECISIONS: Rhode Island voters will decide on three ballot measures in the Nov. 6 election totaling about $367 million in bonds: $250 million to upgrade primary- and secondary-education public schools; $70 million in renovations and new construction at the University of Rhode and Rhode Island College; and $47 million for green-economy and clean-water projects.   / PBN GRAPHIC/LISA LAGRECA

PBN on WJAR-TV, Oct. 22, 2018

Elections 10/22/2018

Will 2018 be the year Rhode Island voters take a stand on the condition of public schools? Every week, PBN Editor Mark S. Murphy appears...

PBN WAS NAMED Newspaper of the Year for the third time in the last six years by the New England Newspaper and Press Association on Thursday. It was also recognized with a Publick Occurrences Award for its three-part series titled "Rising Waters."

PBN named Newspaper of the Year, honored for climate change series

Economic Activity 10/11/2018

NATICK, Mass. – Providence Business News was named Newspaper of the Year for specialty publications in the New England Newspaper and Press Association’s 2018...

SHATTERED DREAM: Pictured is the site of the former Apex department store in downtown Pawtucket, which had been the proposed location for a new ballpark for the Pawtucket Red Sox until the team announced it found a better deal with Worcester, Mass., where it will be moving in two years./ PBN FILE PHOTO/PAMELA BHATIA

PBN on WJAR-TV, Oct. 9, 2018

Rich Media 10/10/2018

With the dream of a gleaming new ballpark gone, Pawtucket businesses look to city leaders for a boost. Every week, PBN Editor Mark S. Murphy...

SEEKING RE-ELECTION: Providence Mayor Jorge O. Elorza, pictured, a Democrat, is running for re-election against two independent candidates, East Side resident Diane “Dee Dee” Witman and South Side resident Jeff Lemire.  / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

PBN on WJAR-TV, Oct. 1, 2018

Elections 10/01/2018

Can a self-described “pro -growth progressive” mayor boost investment in Providence? Every week, PBN Editor Mark S. Murphy appears on WJAR-TV NBC 10’s Coffee Break...

FORMER R.I. SUPREME COURT JUSTICE Robert G. Flanders Jr., left, and U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse are fighting for the right to represent the Ocean State in the Senate, where Whitehouse has been sitting since 2006. / PBN FILE PHOTOS/MICHAEL SALERNO

PBN on WJAR-TV, Sept. 26, 2018

Elections 09/26/2018

Race for U.S. Senate: Former SupCo judge takes on two-term incumbent Every week, PBN Editor Mark S. Murphy appears on WJAR-TV NBC 10’s Coffee Break...

PANGEANS: Pangea.app is a startup created to link college students to gigs through an app. From left, Pangeans (users of the app) and Johnson & Wales University sophomores Marc Marasco and Jack Rittereiser with Pangea.app co-founder and CEO Adam Alpert, a Brown University graduate. In the background are JWU sophomores Deanna Tacmo, left, and Sam Farley.  / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

PBN on WJAR-TV, Sept. 17, 2018

Entrepreneurship 09/17/2018

Pangea.app offers college students a foothold in the gig economy. But like most startups, it's in a race to prove itself before the money...

GOOD BUT NOT GOOD ENOUGH: PBN's biannual Business Survey showed that while the Rhode Island economy continues to improve, business owners are taking a "wait-and-see" attitude before making major new investments.

PBN on WJAR-TV, Sept. 10, 2018

Economic Activity 09/10/2018

Business is good, but many companies take a “wait-and-see” attitude. Every week, PBN Editor Mark S. Murphy appears on WJAR-TV NBC 10’s Coffee Break to discuss...

NEW ECONOMY: Rhode Island gubernatorial candidate Giovanni Feroce, former CEO of Alex and Ani LLC, wants to design a new economy for the state, which he sees as a hub for blockchain, an emerging technology he says will replace the internet.  / PBN FILE PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

PBN on WJAR-TV, Sept. 4, 2018

Elections 09/04/2018

Self-described visionary Giovanni Feroce wants to disrupt how R.I. does business. Will voters follow? Every week, PBN Editor Mark S. Murphy appears on WJAR-TV NBC...

PBN on WJAR-TV, Aug. 27, 2018

Elections 08/27/2018

Can a former teacher-turned-House-minority firebrand capture the attention of voters in GOP primary? Every week, PBN Editor Mark S. Murphy appears on WJAR-TV NBC 10’s...