More than 6 million Americans receive paper tax refund checks annually. Often, those refunds go to purchase groceries or pay the bills. But this year, those taxpayers may be surprised to learn that ...

Protesters across the U.S. and Rhode Island are calling for “no work, no school, no shopping” as part of a nationwide strike on Friday to oppose the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in ...

The headline read, “Industry veteran takes the helm at iconic Providence restaurant Mill’s Tavern,” but what it doesn’t say is how chef Cara Marie Mourning made a side trip on the way. She calls it “a ...

Rhode Island small businesses received a record $179 million in loans in fiscal year 2025, a 56.9% increase over the previous year.

Rhode Island business owners need a jolt. That’s the biggest takeaway from PBN’s 2026 Winter Business Survey. A malaise that took hold last year amid repeated federal efforts to claw back funding, ...

The frustration of city business owners is mounting higher than the snow piles left behind from the Jan. 25 storm that dumped 18 inches of snow in the capital city.  The office of Mayor Brett P.

The Republican Party of Rhode Island has elected Allyn E. Meyers as its new chairman. Myers replaces former chairman Joe Powers, who resigned on Jan. 15. In a statement Myers said he was “deeply ...

If a child growing up on Aquidneck Island entered kindergarten in the year that Middletown and Newport first broached the idea of merging school districts, they would now be close to shopping for a ...

Rhode Island was the first state to commit to a 100% renewable energy goal by 2033, but Gov. Daniel J. McKee’s administration is attempting to revise the state’s renewable and clean energy policies ...

The role of government and the use of taxpayer money to spur the economy took center stage at Providence Business News’ 2026 Economic Trends Summit on Jan. 22, including the complexities of government ...

It’s no secret that Rhode Island hospitals, like many health care facilities throughout the U.S., have grappled with increasingly steep nurse shortages in recent years. Due to a federal shift in ...

After Mercedes Faust was arrested for driving under the influence and spent a day in the psychiatric unit at a local hospital nearly a year ago, the 28-year-old knew she needed help. The Warwick ...