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WalletHub: R.I. public school systems 9th best in nation

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island public school systems are the ninth best in the nation, while Massachusetts has the best, according to a study by...

R.I. residents spend less on health insurance than most states, WalletHub...

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is among the bottom 10 states for how much residents pay for health insurance relative to household income, according to WalletHub.   The personal finance website in...

WalletHub: Rhode Island among most expensive states for childcare

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island remains among the most expensive states for the cost of childcare, according to a recent analysis by WalletHub.   The Florida-based personal finance website compiled...

Average U.S. long-term mortgage rate climbs to highest level in 9...

The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate rose again this week, reaching its highest level in nine months, another setback for prospective homebuyers. The benchmark 30-year...

WalletHub: R.I. seventh-best state in nation for working from home

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is the seventh-best state in the nation for working from home, according to WalletHub.  The personal finance website based in Washington,...
SERENDIPITOUS SPARK: Yolanda “Yolie” Rome left her role as an academic adviser at Brown University nearly two years ago and launched the Magnolia Soap & Bath Co. East Greenwich store after visiting a Magnolia store in Montana during a trip to see her son and being inspired to start her own store. 
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Everybody’s Business: She’s uniting people through soap making

(Editor’s note: This is the 66th installment in a monthly series speaking with minority business owners and leaders. Each will be asked their views...

R.I. ranks 8th in nation for share of tax revenue from...

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island ranks eighth overall for its percentage of overall tax revenue stemming from legal sports betting, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s...

R.I. 10th-best state for jobs, WalletHub finds

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is the 10th-best state in the nation for jobs, according to WalletHub.  To determine its annual rankings, researchers at the personal finance website based in...

Report​​​​: Providence ranks as 17th-best innovation hub in Northeast

PROVIDENCE – The Ocean State hosts the 17th-best innovation hub in the Northeast, according to the latest version of an annual report by CommercialCafe. Providence...

WalletHub: R.I. ranks near bottom on list of hardest-working states

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is not among the hardest-working states, according to WalletHub.  The personal finance website ranks the Ocean State at No. 48 in...
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