The July unemployment rates of 4.8% in Rhode Island and Massachusetts are the highest in New England and above the national rate of 4.2%, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.  Across the ...

Union workers at Butler Hospital ratified a new four-year contract with management, ending the longest hospital strike in Rhode Island history. In a joint statement issued Monday night, Butler ...

Costly temporary staffing caused by a three-month strike at Butler Hospital negatively impacted Care New England Health System’s third-quarter earnings. The health system reported a $4.4 million ...

Following what was deemed a successful BlueTIDE 2024, which attracted more than 400 innovators and secured substantial ...

The Washington Trust Co. has launched a series of community appreciation events throughout the month in celebration of its ...

A 3,522-square-foot waterfront retreat at 120 Battery Lane has become the town’s highest home sale of the year. Residential Properties Ltd. announced Aug. 14 that the four-bedroom, ...

R.I. Attorney General Peter F. Neronha on Monday joined 20 other attorneys general in suing the Trump administration, accusing it of threatening $1 billion in Victims of Crime Act grants unless states ...

R.I. Commerce Corp. will begin accepting applications for a new Wavemaker Fellowship initiative to increase the pool of primary care providers within Rhode Island.  Available on a competitive basis to ...

When Felicia Neuhof first started forming her business, Shellf Life, she recalls seafood restauranteurs looking at her in disbelief when she asked for their food waste.  “I was just showing up with a ...

The average weekly price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline in Rhode Island decreased 1 cent to $3.03 per gallon. That price is 10 cents lower than the national average and 31 cents less than it ...

The VA Providence Healthcare System hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Aug. 13 to celebrate the completion of phase two of ...

BankNewport awarded a $12,500 grant to John Clarke Senior Living to help purchase a new wheelchair-accessible van, improving mobility for its senior residents. Bank representatives joined members of ...