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EIGHT OF TWELVE indicators had improved value year over year in the Rhode Island Current Conditions Index in November. / COURTESY LEONARD LARDARO

Lardaro: R.I. CCI index dips in Nov.

Economic Activity 01/13/2020

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s Current Conditions Index fell to 67 in November, a 16-point drop from the previous year, according to a report released...

Most-read stories on PBN.com, Dec. 2019

Subscriber Only 01/10/2020

1. Three Stop & Shop locations sold in R.I. as part of $150M East Coast investment POSTED ONLINE: DEC. 26 Three Stop & Shop...

THE UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND campus is under lockdown as police investigate the report of a gunman. / COURTESY THE UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND

Should Rhode Island’s public colleges be allowed to decide for themselves...

Education 01/10/2020

The state's three public colleges have different views about arming campus police officers with firearms. The Community College of Rhode Island doesn't think it is...

Grammas resigns as executive director of URI’s Ryan Institute

Education 01/10/2020

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Paula Grammas, the first executive director of the University of Rhode Island’s George & Anne Ryan Institute for Neuroscience, resigned from...

BROWN UNIVERSITY is projected to bring in $2.5 million in revenue from declined applications, according to a study Wednesday by LendEdu. / COURTESY BROWN UNIVERSITY

LendEdu: Brown University to make $2.5M off of declined applications

Education 01/08/2020

PROVIDENCE – Brown University is projected to make around $2.5 million in revenue off of declined applications from prospective students seeking admission to the...

URI police collect 3,000 toys for local charities

Nonprofit 01/07/2020

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The University of Rhode Island Police Department collected more than 3,000 unwrapped toys, winter clothing, bath products and food during the...

CCRI, URI, RIC have differing views on arming campus police

Education 01/07/2020

PROVIDENCE – The Community College of Rhode Island feels that arming campus police officers with firearms is “not necessary” to ensure safety of its...

THE UNIVERSITY OF RHODE Island, The Memory and Aging Program at Butler Hospital, and Florida-based BayCare Health System are collaborating on a retinal-screening study that could potentially help clinicians detect Alzheimer's disease earlier than is currently possible.

URI teaming up with Butler Hospital, BayCare in Florida on Alzheimer’s...

Education 01/06/2020

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – In a joint collaboration, the University of Rhode Island, Florida-based BayCare Health System and The Memory and Aging Program at Butler...