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GOING UP: Michelle Murphy, owner of Roots Hair Salon LLC in Cranston, works on Talias Oakane of ­Cranston. Murphy says she may have to raise the rent she charges her stylists, who recently raised their prices due to the increased cost of products, because her monthly payment to rent the building space for the salon recently increased.
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More businesses struggle with their rent payments

When Michelle Murphy renewed her lease recently for a 5,000-square-foot beauty salon she rents in Cranston, there was some bad news that came with...

Retail sales flat in September as inflation takes a bite 

NEW YORK (AP) – The pace of sales at U.S. retailers was unchanged in September from August as rising prices for rent and food...

U.S. inflation pressures further intensified in September

WASHINGTON (AP) – Inflation in the United States accelerated in September, with the cost of housing and other necessities intensifying pressure on households, wiping...

Report: Providence metro median rents drop 0.7% in August Y/Y

PROVIDENCE – The median rent in the Providence-New Bedford-Fall River metropolitan area decreased slightly by 0.7% in August year over year, according to data...

Report: Providence rent 2nd fastest growing in U.S.

PROVIDENCE – An average one-bedroom apartment in the city now costs $1,780 per month, the second-fastest rise month to month in July in the...

R.I. ranks 24th for highest 1-bedroom rental costs in national report

PROVIDENCE — The Ocean State's capital is the 24th most expensive city in the U.S. to rent a one-bedroom apartment, according to a report...

Outlook brightens for apartment landlords amid rising rents

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Things are starting to look up for owners of big apartment communities more than a year after the pandemic knocked...

Apartment List: Bostonians make up 32% of searches for Providence apartments...

PROVIDENCE – The Boston to Providence pipeline for housing remains very strong, so much so that almost one-third of people looking for Providence apartments...

Report: Rent prices in Providence rise in March, but still lower...

PROVIDENCE – The median rent price in the city increased 2.3% month to month in March, higher than the national increase of 1.1%, according...
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Five Questions With: Tiara Mack

Tiara Mack | R.I. senator, D-Providence 1. In the primary, you beat longtime Democratic Sen. Harold Metts to become the first Black LGBTQ state...
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