2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (397+ words) PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island Hospital and Brown University have split nearly $2 million in grants from the Tiny Blue Dot Foundation, an empirical research nonprofit out of Los Angeles, to study emotional regulation and habit change in middle schoolers and college students....

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (95+ words) PBN Healthiest Employers Awards 2026 500-1,499 EMPLOYEES 4. The Washington Trust Co. CEO (or equivalent): Edward O. Handy, III, chairman and CEO Full-time U.S. employees: 694 The Washington Trust Co. has long been known as a leader in providing a healthy workplace. Over the years, the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (92+ words) PBN Healthiest Employers Awards 2026 100-499 EMPLOYEES 6. Cooley Group CEO (or equivalent): Daniel Dwight, CEO and president Full-time U.S. employees: 195 Pawtucket-based Cooley Group is not just a global manufacturer of high-performance polymeric solutions, but healthy employees as well. The company utilizes a holistic…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (90+ words) JOHNSTON – Constellation Energy Corp. has agreed to acquire the Rhode Island State Energy Center from Shell Energy North America L.P., a subsidiary of Shell PLC, for $715 million. The deal, announced Thursday, calls for Constellation to acquire 100% of RISEC Holdings LLC,…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (84+ words) pbn.com PROVIDENCE – In the first six months of 2026, Rhode Island drivers experienced one of the country’s largest spikes in motor vehicle fatalities when compared to the first half of 2025, according to newly released data from the National Safety Council....

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (137+ words) R.I. congressional delegates open probe into denial of blizzard disaster relief funding Providence Business News PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s congressional delegation is demanding answers as to why the Trump administration blocked disaster relief funding for the state after February’s historic blizzard. In…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (116+ words) Amazon drivers seek Teamsters recognition at Providence facility Providence Business News PROVIDENCE – More than 90 delivery drivers at Amazon’s DRI1 facility in the city are seeking recognition and bargaining with Teamsters Local 251 after a majority of Ocean State Logistics drivers signed union…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (342+ words) SMITHFIELD – A vintage heavy-duty vehicle restoration company recently leased 7,200 square feet of industrial space at 27 Appian Way, according to Sweeney Real Estate & Appraisal, which represented the property owner. Zuba Brothers Antique Trucks LLC leased the industrial property as its place…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (291+ words) WESTERLY – A waterfront home on Pasadena Avenue in the town’s Watch Hill neighborhood has sold for $3.52 million, according to Residential Properties Ltd., which represented the buyer. The 5 Pasadena Ave. property is the third-highest single-family sale in Watch Hill so far…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (93+ words) PROVIDENCE – A federal grand jury has indicted a former Barrington Christian Academy teacher who was already arrested accused of inappropriate conduct with a 16-year-old student, on five-counts of child exploitation charges. Sean Cassidy, 53, of Pawtucket, was federally charged on Sept....