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Print Edition 11/08/2024

1. Citizens is closing 15 branches in six states, one in R.I. POSTED ONLINE: OCT. 25 A standalone Citizens Bank branch at 275 Newport...

R.I. voters approve more than a half-billion in borrowing; reject constitutional...

Economy 11/06/2024

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island voters overwhelmingly approved $551.3 million in borrowing – $343.5 million in principle and $207.8 million in interest payments – in...

RIC, CCRI to increase tuitions for next year

Education 11/05/2024

PROVIDENCE – Students attending both the Community College of Rhode Island and Rhode Island College will see their tuition bill rise a bit next...

IN PROGRESS: The nonprofit SWAP Inc. (Stop Wasting Abandoned Property) is building this two-family house at Burnside and Arnold streets in East Providence to sell to a family that meets income limits. Supporters of Question 3 on the ballot say similar affordable housing programs will be funded with a $120 million bond issue.  PBN PHOTO/WILLIAM HAMILTON

BUILDING BONDS: New housing, higher ed facilities top $343M in bond...

Art & Culture 10/25/2024

In Rhode Island, $107,452 won’t get residents very far in the housing market. That figure – the state’s median household income – doesn’t support an...

TAKE CHARGE: Normand Duquette, right, senior vice president of Starkweather & Shepley Insurance Brokerage Inc., moderates a panel discussion on strategies for controlling external risk at Providence Business News’ 2024 Cybersecurity, AI and Tech Summit at the Crowne Plaza Providence-Warwick in Warwick on Oct. 10. Panelists from left are: Peter Reid, assistant professor of information technology at Johnson & Wales University; Rick Norberg, CEO of Vertikal6 Inc.; Brian J. Lamoureux, partner at Pannone, Lopes, Devereaux & O’Gara LLC; and Kim Keever, chief information security officer and senior vice president at Cox Communications Inc. PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

PBN tech summit ‘You can’t outsource your responsibility’ to protect customer...

PBN Summit 10/25/2024

In a global environment where criminal hacking has become an industry in itself, Peter Reid acknowledges that few businesses have the resources to hire...

AI PROPONENTS: Christopher Parisi, right, president of Trailblaze Inc., moderates a panel discussion on how artificial intelligence can transform businesses in Rhode Island at Providence Business News’ 2024 Cybersecurity, AI and Tech Summit at the Crowne Plaza Providence-Warwick in Warwick on Oct. 10. Panelists from left are: Arnell Milhouse, co-founder and CEO at SiliconXL and DevAccelerator Inc.; Tim Henry, professor at Rhode Island College; and Dori Albert, president of Spyglass MTG LLC.  PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

Panel pushes for R.I. businesses to adopt AI, says state lags...

PBN Summit 10/25/2024

If artificial intelligence was personified as one of your co-workers, Rhode Island College professor Tim Henry says, it would right now rank as an...

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PLAY BALL: Brooke Cooper, executive vice president and general manager of the Worcester Red Sox, will be the guest speaker at the Northern Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce’s Bold in Business breakfast event on Oct. 17 at Bryant University in Smithfield.  COURTESY NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Editor’s Choice: Worcester Red Sox executive Cooper to speak at NRI...

Print Edition 10/11/2024

EDITOR’S CHOICE Worcester Red Sox executive to speak at NRI Chamber breakfast THE NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND Chamber of Commerce will hold a Bold in...

ALMOST HOME RESCUE will hold its Mollypalooza 13 fundraising event on Oct. 13 at Cup Defenders Association in Bristol. / COURTESY ANIMAL HOME RESCUE

Philanthropy Calendar, Oct. 9, 2024

Nonprofit 10/08/2024

If a nonprofit wants an upcoming fundraiser to be considered for a calendar listing, email information to Nonprofit@PBN.com or Bessette@PBN.com at least four weeks...