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PICTURE OF POWER: The flow of the Blackstone River fueled Rhode Island mills for centuries, but now Blackstone Watershed Collaborative is one of the nonprofits working on improvements to the river, including commissioning a hydrologic and hydraulic study. 
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Group prepares to build on Blackstone River revival

The Blackstone River played a key role in the Industrial Revolution: more than 100 mills and mill villages were built around it and its...

Washington Trust to open 29th branch in fall 2026 in Pawtucket

WESTERLY – The Washington Trust Co. will open a new full-service branch at 433 Broadway in Pawtucket in fall 2026, the bank recently announced. The...

RIFC Corner Kicks: Blackstone Valley tourism officials hope soccer can bring...

(Editor’s note: This is the 11th installment in a weekly series spotlighting Rhode Island FC and Centreville Bank Stadium from a business perspective throughout...
BOOST NEEDED: Main Street in downtown Pawtucket has struggled to return to its glory days of decades ago. The city is looking to hire a public relations firm to tout the positive developments in a community that has experienced setbacks recently, including the news that Hasbro Inc. is looking to move to Boston. 
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Pawtucket looks to hire firm to give it some hype

Rocked by the loss of the Pawtucket Red Sox in 2020 and reeling from the possible departure of toymaking giant Hasbro Inc., Pawtucket leaders...

To Savor: Thanksgiving pairings made easier

I love this time of year when there is a chill in the air, as well as the scent of pumpkin, balsam fir and...
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Howlett appointed president of AARP Rhode Island

ELIZABETH HOWLETT, a former elected official who served both in the R.I. Senate and two terms as the state’s lieutenant governor, was recently appointed...

Getting a job is hard work

We have gone from one of the lowest unemployment rates in the country’s history to one of the highest in just months due to...
COMMITTED TO COLLABORATION: Mary Johnson, left, program manager for Polaris MEP and the Rhode Island Textile Innovation Network, speaks with Michael Woody, president of Trans-Tex and RITIN. In the background are Tanya Dumrongmanee, Polaris MEP program consultant, and Phil Ward, Polaris MEP project manager.
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RITIN setting textile manufacturers on right path

There could not have been a better place for the Rhode Island Textile Innovation Network to announce its official formation than historic textile-manufacturing hub...
FRUSTRATED: Steven Porter, co-owner with his wife, Dawn, of Stillwater Books on Main Street in Pawtucket, said the decision of the Pawtucket Red Sox to move to Worcester, Mass., is a missed opportunity to “revitalize the downtown in one fell swoop,” adding the city will lose hundreds of thousands of potential visitors. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

After PawSox: What’s next for city?

Out the picture windows of his Pawtucket bookstore, Steven Porter can see what might have been. With a sweep of his hand, he identified the...

North Burial Ground adds informational signs

PROVIDENCE – The city’s largest public cemetery, which dates to 1700, has new placemaking signs. Friends of the North Burial Ground and Randall Park unveiled...
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