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Rhode Island lands $18M in federal grants for AI literacy programs
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (135+ words) Providence Business News PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Education has secured more than $18 million through a pair of federal grants to fund two literacy initiatives built around artificial intelligence, the agency said Friday. The awards come from the U.S. Department…...
R.I. accepting applications for new Workforce Pell Grant program
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (85+ words) Providence Business News PROVIDENCE – The state is now accepting applications from eligible training providers for the new federal Workforce Pell Grant program. The new initiative, launched on July 1, expands access to federal financial aid for students enrolled in state-approved, short-term…...
Mike Tyson’s cannabis brand launches in Rhode Island
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (122+ words) Providence Business News PROVIDENCE – Mike Tyson’s cannabis brand TYSON 2.0 is expanding into Rhode Island through a partnership with Warwick-based cannabis company Reborn Roots, the company announced Wednesday. TYSON 2.0 products are now available at select licensed dispensaries in the state, including…...
Revolution Wind project on track for completion this year, developer says
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (542+ words) The offshore Revolution Wind project is nearing completion after nearly three years of work based out of the State Pier in New London, Conn., officials with Danish wind energy developer Orsted A/S said Thursday. In a presentation on the…...
FBI Boston: R.I. victims lost $52K to rental scammers in 2025
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (122+ words) Providence Business News PROVIDENCE – Forty Rhode Islanders lost $51,969 to real estate scams in 2025, according to a press release from FBI’s Boston Division on Aug. 11. Across the FBI’s Boston Division of Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island a total of…...
Morales: Residents facing hardships need ‘bold action’ from City Hall
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (125+ words) Providence Business News It was 2020 when David Morales, then 22, was elected as the state representative for District 7, making him the youngest Latino state legislator in the nation. He’s also been one of the most outspoken progressive voices at the Statehouse…...
For the state officials, it’s been one drama after another
1+ week, 4+ day ago (125+ words) Providence Business News Gov. Daniel J. McKee, a former lieutenant governor who became the state’s chief executive when two-term Gov. Gina M. Raimondo was tapped as U.S. commerce secretary, had one message after winning reelection in 2022: “We’re just getting started.” What…...
Providence bike lane network getting renewed attention
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (118+ words) Providence Business News More than three years after Providence secured a $27.2 million federal Safe Streets and Roads for All grant, Mayor Brett P. Smiley says construction on the city’s next phase of bike infrastructure is finally poised to begin. Will it…...
Driving Forces: Dr. Anne S. DeGroot
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (117+ words) Providence Business News Dr. Anne S. DeGroot EVA Therapeutics founder and president DR. ANNE S. DEGROOT has been at the forefront of medical innovation, specifically vaccine development, in Rhode Island for almost 30 years. She founded Epivax Inc. in Providence in 1998 out of…...
Five Questions With: Bob Cappadona
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (124+ words) Providence Business News Bob Cappadona | CEO and president, Veolia North America’s Hazardous Waste division 1. Environmental solutions company Veolia, based in France with a North American division in Boston, has acquired Clean Earth, an environmental and waste management company based in…...