Providence Business News

14/08/2025

PC athletics set new records for ticket sales, fundraising in 2025 fiscal year -

PROVIDENCE – For a third consecutive year, fundraising and ticket sales within Friartown’s athletic department reached new record levels. Providence College announced Wednesday that its athletics programs raised $12.7 million for the 2025 fiscal year that ended on June 30, exceeding the previous...

14/08/2025

13 charged in grandparent scheme that bilked 400 seniors out of $5M -

BOSTON – Thirteen individuals have been charged in a nationwide grandparent scheme that bilked 400 seniors ages 84 and older out of a total of $5 million, U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts Leah B. Foley, announced Tuesday. The suspects were allegedly part of a scheme that involved a “call center.....

12/08/2025

Brown University, Bryant University, Providence College among LinkedIn’s top colleges in U.S. -

PROVIDENCE – Three local colleges and universities have been named to LinkedIn’s inaugural list ranking the top 50 higher-education institutions across the U.S. The professional industry social media platform announced Tuesday that it launched its new top colleges rankings to identify schools ac...

12/08/2025

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The R.I. Public Transit Authority on Aug. 7 postponed voting on proposed service cuts after Gov. Daniel J. McKee urged the agency to draft a better plan to close its $10 million budget gap. In a letter, McKee told the agency and its vendor “to develop a new proposal – one that balances new reven...

08/08/2025

McKee nominates Pryor to return as secretary of commerce -

PROVIDENCE – Just over a year after stepping down as the state’s housing secretary, Stefan Pryor may soon return to the Statehouse as Rhode Island’s secretary of commerce. On Thursday afternoon, Gov. Daniel J. McKee announced that he has nominated Pryor to assume the state’s leading economic...

07/08/2025

Celebrating Wellness Champions! We’re proud to spotlight the incredible honorees from this year’s Healthiest Employers Awards—organizations that go above and beyond to prioritize employee well-being, workplace culture, and holistic health.
Amica Insurance Beacon Mutual Insurance Company BankNewport
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Rhode Island Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island Brown University Brown University Health
Centreville Bank Cooley Group CVS Health Gilbane Building Credit Union Groov-Pin Corporation Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island Ocean State Job Lot RI
Point32Health Therapeutic Services Rhode Island Medical Imaging South County Health The Washington Trust Company Plastics (America), Inc.
-Haul International Orthopedics Inc.

07/08/2025

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07/08/2025

College applications rise outside U.S. as Trump cracks down on international students -

LONDON (AP) – In China, wait times for U.S. visa interviews are so long that some students have given up. Universities in Hong Kong are fielding transfer inquiries from foreign students in the U.S., and international applications for British undergraduate programs have surged. President Donald Tru...

06/08/2025

Brown Health to open new urgent care center in Barrington -

BARRINGTON – Brown University Health plans to open a new urgent care center here in November, said health network spokesperson Jessica Wharton Wednesday. The new facility at 236 County Road will be able to see between 100 and 120 patients daily. Brown Health has four other similar urgent care cent...

06/08/2025

Join the Celebration! Network with industry trailblazers and toast to their achievements at the Awards Dinner on September 18th at the Crowne Plaza - https://pbn.com/event/2025-fastest-growing-and-innovative-companies-awards-program/

06/08/2025

Conn. lawyer surrenders license after allegedly smuggling drug-laced papers into Wyatt Detention Center
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CENTRAL FALLS – A Connecticut attorney agreed to surrender his license to practice law to settle accusations he smuggled drug-laced paperwork into the Donald W. Wyatt Detention Center for one of his clients, U.S. Attorney for Rhode Island Sara Miron Bloom announced on July 24. Attorney Jonathan J....

05/08/2025

Struggling Emerald Square Mall announces it is under new ownership -

NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH – The Emerald Square Mall has announced it is under new ownership. In a Facebook post on Aug. 1, the mall posted that it had been sold to Summit Properties USA, a Manhattan-based company that owns 25 malls nationwide, as well as two hotels and numerous residential buildings in N...