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The Rhode Island Cannabis Act, passed in May 2022, allowed for retail sales of marijuana at seven medical dispensaries and promised an eventual expansion through the issuance of 24 additional retail licenses.

PROVIDENCE – Legislation introduced by Rep. Megan L. Cotter, D-Exeter, would place a limit in state law on the profit margin that can be made by utilities distributing electricity and natural gas in Rhode Island to 4% per year. Filed on Jan. 9, the bill is intended to prevent utility providers from making “hefty profits […]

Jan 30, 2025 · PROVIDENCE – It is unlikely that President Donald Trump will be able to quickly rein in the sticky inflation that has slowed economic growth during the years of unprecedented spending by the federal government. That was the analysis presented Thursday morning by Thomas Tzitzouris, head of fixed income research at …

Jan 17, 2025 · PROVIDENCE – Approximately 240 business and nonprofit representatives spent Thursday evening at the Graduate by Hilton Providence networking and conversing, while obtaining copies of Providence Business News’ 2025 Book of Lists at the publication’s premier event for the annual special supplement. PBN’s 38th edition of the Book of Lists was published Friday as part of […]

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Jan 22, 2025 · PROVIDENCE – An armory building that had been a focal point of developmental controversy in recent years, the state’s tallest skyscraper and an old mill building under contract to be acquired where tenants have recently unionized are among properties around the city noted in the Providence Preservation Society’s 2025 Most Endangered Places list. The society’s […]

WARWICK – Bruce Van Saun, chairman and CEO of Citizens Financial Group Inc., told the Rhode Island CEO Council that he expects 2025 to be a “solid year economically” during a closed-door event at the Crowne Plaza Providence-Warwick on Jan. 9. The gathering of CEOs titled “Preparing for Economic Change & Challenges in 2025” included […]

Jan 17, 2025 · Providence Mayor Brett P. Smiley is proposing a 7% sales tax on commercial parking lots and garages. Smiley estimates the tax could raise an estimated $1.8 million next fiscal year and become a predictable annual revenue stream. The city has a fiscal 2026 deficit of at least $14 million, he says. A city commission last […]