Providence Business News has again been recognized as a “Distinguished Newspaper” among specialty publications by the New England Newspaper & Press Association. This year’s awards were announced Sept.

The R.I. Ethics Commission has voted to place stricter limits on gifts that public officials can take from lobbyists, following concerns raised by Common Cause Rhode Island late last year.  A second ...

A vote to swiftly end the government shutdown failed Wednesday, as Democrats in the Senate held firm to the party’s demands to fund health care subsidies that President Donald Trump and Republicans ...

The Centurion Foundation, the Atlanta-based nonprofit trying to buy a pair of safety net Rhode Island hospitals, still can’t lure investors, prompting a fourth revision to the deal conditionally ...

Cape Air on Monday began its new passenger service from New Bedford to Boston Logan Airport.  The 35-minute flights from New Bedford Regional Airport are scheduled to depart daily at 8:14 a.m. and 2 p ...

The Ocean State hosts the 17th-best innovation hub in the Northeast, according to the latest version of an annual report by CommercialCafe. Providence dropped one spot from 2024, when it ranked No. 16 ...

A new “cyber range” classroom recently concluded construction at Rhode Island College’s Institute for Cybersecurity & Emerging Technologies. The range uses IBM technology and can accommodate 24 users ...

Local students and manufacturers will convene at Farm Fresh Rhode Island later this month at Polaris MEP’s Manufacturing Day. Now in its fourth year, Polaris MEP established Manufacturing Day to ...

Pharmaceutical manufacturing company Cipla Ltd. plans to expand its local presence with an 83,000-square-foot expansion to an existing facility, alongside plans to ramp up hiring. Cipla, a ...

The R.I. State Council on the Arts on Tuesday awarded a total of $945,000 to 160 arts and culture entities across the state.  Entities awarded funding include arts and culture organizations, ...

U.S. consumer confidence declined again in September as Americans’ pessimism over inflation and the weakening job market continued to grow. The Conference Board said Tuesday that its consumer ...

United Natural Foods Inc. ended its fiscal year with a loss of $118 million, following a $112 million deficit the company reported a year prior.  The Providence-based company on Tuesday reported a ...