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Travel Advisory: Weekend Road and Lane Closures Scheduled for Route 146A/Route 146 Interchange in North Smithfield for Bridge Construction
RHODE ISLAND, March 10 - Beginning Friday night, March 14 at 9 p.m. the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will close Route 146A South at Route 146 in North Smithfield for 24 hours for bridge construction at the interchange. During...

Travel Advisory: Weekend Road and Lane Closures Scheduled for Route 146A/Route 146 Interchange in North Smithfield for Bridge Construction
Beginning Friday night, March 14 at 9 p.m. the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will close Route 146A South at Route 146 in North Smithfield for 24 hours for bridge construction at the interchange. During this time, RIDOT also...

BankNewport Introduces ZEscrow to Streamline Escrow Management in Rhode Island
NEWPORT, RI, UNITED STATES, October 30, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- BankNewport, a trusted leader in the Rhode Island financial community, today announces the launch of ZEscrow, a cutting-edge digital escrow platform developed by ZSuite...

Home Buyer Advocates Oppose Anti-consumer Private Listing Networks
During National Consumer Protection Week, Buyers Brokers Only advocates for transparency in real estate and opposes harmful private listing networks. BOSTON, MA, UNITED STATES, March 5, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Buyers Brokers Only, an...

Inertia Resources, Inc. Expands Energy Management Services in Houston, Appoints Rick Douglas as Regional Director
HOUSTON, TX, UNITED STATES, March 12, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Inertia Resources, Inc., one of the fastest-growing energy brokerage firms in the United States, is expanding its presence in Houston and Southern Texas communities, bringing...

Nautilus Solar Secures $275M Investment from Greenprint Capital Management to Expand Community Solar Projects
CHICAGO, IL, July 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nautilus Solar Energy®, LLC (“Nautilus”), on behalf of its affiliate Nautilus US Power Holdco, LLC (“NUPH”), a leading community solar company, today announced a $275 million tax equity partnership...

CME CORP RECOGNIZED AS A 2024 STATE OF RHODE ISLAND TOP WORKPLACE
CME Corp. has been recognized as one of Rhode Island’s Top Workplaces of 2024 WARWICK, RI, UNITED STATES, October 16, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- CME Corp. has been recognized by the Providence Journal, in conjunction with USA Today, as one of...

New DOE-Funded Consortium Aims to Reduce or Eliminate Critical Materials in Batteries
They’ve been powering smartphones and electric vehicles for years—but now, from fortifying the electric grid to fueling freight transportation and critical defense systems, lithium-based batteries are increasingly vital to American industry and...

Sotheby’s Concierge Auctions: Sandy Point Farm in Portsmouth, Rhode Island is Pending Sale After 37 Days
The Historic Vanderbilt estate is pending sale in cooperation with Kylie McCollough and Judy Chace of Mott & Chace Sotheby's International Realty NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, October 31, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Sotheby’s Concierge Auctions...

Rhode Island-Based Jobs Fell by 400 from June; July Unemployment Rate Rose to 4.5 Percent
Published on Thursday, August 15, 2024 CRANSTON, R.I. – Jobs at Rhode Island businesses fell by 400 jobs in July as the state’s unemployment rate increased by two-tenths of a percentage point to 4.5 percent. Over the year, jobs were up 6,200 from...

Roger Williams University Announces First Shawmut Scholars to Graduate Directly into Construction Careers, New Four-Year Scholarships for Fall 2025
Bristol, Rhode Island, March 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- With four years of real-world learning and mentorship experiences with a leading construction management firm, along with full tuition support, added to their tool belts, the inaugural...

State, School Leaders Mark Rhode Island Farm to School Month, Highlight Lunch Room Learning Event at Warwick's Norwood Elementary School
Published on Friday, October 18, 2024 WARWICK, RI – The Rhode Island Farm to School (RIF2S) Network, Superintendent of Warwick Public Schools Lynn Dambruch, Rhode Island Healthy Schools Coalition (RIHSC) Co-Director Kelly Swanson, and...

Travel Advisory: Mendon Road Lane Shift in Cumberland Begins July 18
RHODE ISLAND, July 15 - Starting Friday night, July 18, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will shift the northbound travel lane on Mendon Road (Route 122) at the Mendon Road Bridge over I-295 in Cumberland. The change is the...

Travel Advisory: Overnight Closures for a Section of Oaklawn Avenue in Cranston
RHODE ISLAND, July 15 - Starting on Sunday night, July 20, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will be temporarily closing a section of Oaklawn Avenue at the Route 37 overpass in Cranston during late evening and overnight hours....

Genuine House Buyers Announce Launch of Cash Home Buyer Service in Rhode Island
Manville, RI, Oct. 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Genuine House Buyers, a real estate investment firm helping homeowners sell burdensome houses fast, is happy to announce the launch of its cash home buyer service in Rhode Island that enables...

Verizon to expand high-speed Fios internet in Rhode Island
NEW YORK, Oct. 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In partnership with the Rhode Island Commerce Corporation, Verizon plans to expand its all-fiber, high-speed broadband, reliable service to over three thousand underserved addresses in Jamestown and...

REGENT Signs Initial Agreement with Strategic Development Fund to Set Up a Joint Venture for Seaglider Manufacturing and Services in the UAE
REGENT Craft and Strategic Development Fund (SDF) signed an initial agreement to bring manufacturing and aftermarket services for advanced electric seagliders to the UAE, pending closing conditions and regulatory approvals. SDF invested in REGENT...

Sotheby’s Concierge Auctions: Bidding Open at $1.3 Million for Historic Rhode Island Vanderbilt Estate, Sandy Point Farm
Auction closes 31 October in cooperation with Kylie McCollough and Judy Chace of Mott & Chace Sotheby's International Realty NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, October 17, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Sotheby’s Concierge Auctions announced today that...

New York Blood Center Enterprises and Human Life CORD Sign Letter of Intent to Expand Manufacturing Collaboration for Umbilical Cord -Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells
NEW YORK, Feb. 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- New York Blood Center Enterprises (NYBCe) and Human Life CORD Japan Inc. (Human Life CORD) have signed a Letter of Intent to expand their manufacturing collaboration for mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs)...

Attorney General Ford Joins Coalition to Keep the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Working for Consumers
23 AGs File Second Amicus Brief Supporting CFPB, Arguing Trump Administration’s Order for CFPB Employees to Stop Working Will Harm Everyday Americans Carson City, NV — Today, Attorney General Aaron D. Ford joined a coalition of 23 attorneys...