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 Quarterly Summary of State and Local Tax Revenue.

Even though the economy showed signs of improvement in September, the state is in a recession, University of Rhode Island economist and professor Leonard Lardaro said Friday in his monthly Current ...

Brown University was given a failing grade regarding how safe Jewish students feel on campus by the nonprofit Stop Anti-Semitism’s annual college report. “At Brown, federal investigators found ...

University of Rhode Island’s Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies released its third annual Global Rights Project report Friday, sharing research findings that global human rights are facing a ...

Regulators voted Thursday to extend a shutdown preventing New England fishermen from catching shrimp, a historic industry that has recently fallen victim to warming oceans.  New England fishermen, ...

United Natural Food Inc. announced during its investor day that it expects annual net sales growth of $33 billion by fiscal 2028.  In its filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Dec ...

With this year’s holiday shopping season already surging despite economic uncertainty, local businesses are looking to personalized customer service and an online presence that stands out in an ...

The Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission unanimously approved new regulations that allow on-site marijuana consumption, WPRI-TV CBS 12 reported Thursday.  Under the approved regulations, licensed ...

PBN’s 2026 Workforce Development Summit will feature a panel discussion with top area business leaders, employers, and ...

The outdoor skating rink at Biltmore Park at 2 Kennedy Plaza is the sixth-best skating rink in the nation, according to USA Today’s 10BEST Readers’ Choice Awards.  This year’s 10-best rinks were ...

The Trump administration lost its initial attempt to block construction on the Revolution Wind project, but scored a minor victory Thursday.  A federal judge in Rhode Island granted its request to ...

A 75,847-square-foot commercial plaza recently sold for $10.6 million, according to Horvath & Tremblay, the commercial real ...