2+ week, 4+ day ago   (307+ words) NEWPORT – More than 50 nonprofit organizations serving Newport County residents will share $290,000 in grants from the Rhode Island Foundation to support programs focused on education, housing, food access, healthcare, social services and arts activities. The funding was awarded through the foundation’s…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (126+ words) America 250 – Enduring Success: Haven Brothers Providence Business News (Editor’s note: This is the 23rd installment in a weekly series featuring Rhode Island’s oldest companies as the nation celebrates the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. The other stories from this series…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (117+ words) Providence Business News PROVIDENCE – Two weeks after Merrill Thomas, president and CEO of Providence Community Health Centers, announced he would retire by the end of the year, the state’s largest Federally Qualified Health Center has named its incoming leader. Mary…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (225+ words) PROVIDENCE – Citizens Financial Group Inc. has opened its first Miami-Dade County office as part of a push to expand its commercial banking business in South Florida. The Rhode Island-based bank’s new office at 121 Alhambra Plaza in Coral Gables opened earlier…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (127+ words) Providence Business News This time of year is unsurpassed for tasting the very best of what Rhode Island has to offer as the summer bounty rolls in. On Aug. 11, the Local Food Fest 2026 fundraising event that celebrates local growers and…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (175+ words) PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Black Business Association has announced the honorees for its 2026 Annual Awards Gala, a celebration recognizing leaders and organizations that have contributed to the state’s economic growth, civic engagement and community development. The event is scheduled for…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (331+ words) TAUNTON – The Bristol County Savings Charitable Foundation has committed a $50,000 grant to the Old Colony History Museum to support a planned revitalization of the museum’s grounds at its longtime Church Green location, the foundation announced on July 21. The grant, which…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (134+ words) Providence Business News PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island public school systems are the ninth best in the nation, while Massachusetts has the best, according to a study by WalletHub. The personal finance website based in Florida, compared the school systems in each…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (127+ words) Eagle Steam, Grant’s mills listed on National Register of Historic Places Providence Business News PROVIDENCE – Two mills in Rhode Island have been newly listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Rhode Island Historical Preservation & Heritage Commission announced Monday....

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (140+ words) Providence Business News PROVIDENCE – Nearly 80 eateries across the state will participate in the 20th anniversary of Providence Restaurant Weeks beginning July 26. Being held this year through Aug. 8, participating venues will feature two weeks of dining deals, seasonal menus and culinary celebrations....