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JOSEPH PAKURIS, CEO of Mother Earth Wellness Inc., said business is booming at the Pawtucket cannabis dispensary, a benefit to the city in part

THE NEWPORT CITY COUNCIL ON WEDNESDAY will decide whether to approve a proposed settlement with the R.I.

ADS IN MOTION: Driven Advertising LLC owners Kyle Johnson, left, and Brandon Maselli sell ad space on people’s cars who are looking for side income. PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Glenn Robertelli Glenn Robertelli 5Q: Glenn Robertelli | Executive director, RI Bio 1. You were named executive director of RI Bio in July.

BETTER RATES: Robert Leary, founder and owner of City by-the-sea Insurance LLC in Newport, says the farther away you get from Providence, the better the auto insurance rates.

PROVIDENCE – Beginning Sept. 4, applications will be accepted for the state’s Minority Business Accelerator Direct Grant Program that will funnel $2 million of federal State Fiscal Recovery Funds to women- and minority-owned enterprises, providing direct grants of up to $20,000, the R.I. Commerce Corp. announced Tuesday. Gov. Daniel J. McKee joined other state officials, […]

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PROVIDENCE – After months of preparation, city officials, organizers and some local artists on Wednesday expressed their excitement for this year’s PVDFest with Mayor Brett P. Smiley touting there will be “something for everyone to engage in and to participate in, for all ages.” “We are proud and excited to welcome everyone back…to experience the […]

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Environmental Management is getting $1.5 million to remove a 113-foot-long sunken barge from the Providence River and salvage the remains into a work of art, the state’s congressional delegation announced Thursday. Calling the structure “an eyesore,” the joint announcement said the federal grant is part of the National Oceanic

THE CANNABIS CONTROL COMMISSION convened Friday to take up the regulatory regime that will govern the state’s approval of additional retail dispensary licenses. / PBN FILE PHOTO/CASSIUS SHUMAN