3+ day, 50+ min 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…...

3+ day, 14+ 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, 18+ hour ago   (93+ words) PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island Energy has conditionally selected 150 megawatts of renewable energy from a proposed onshore wind project in northern Maine, the utility company announced Tuesday. Clearway Energy Group LLC was selected by the Maine Public Utilities Commission on Aug. 25 to…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (282+ words) WESTERLY – The Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank announced Sept. 2 that it has closed on a $45 million loan to the town for the first phase of an $85 million project to modernize its wastewater treatment infrastructure. The Clean Water State Revolving Fund loan…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (400+ words) TAUNTON – The Bristol County Savings Charitable Foundation is committing $50,000 to help expand a Fall River veterans services center that aims to increase food and other support for low-income and disabled veterans, the foundation announced Aug. 31. The grant will be distributed…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (134+ words) Providence spent $1.1M in opioid settlement funds in 2025, report finds Providence Business News PROVIDENCE – The city spent about $1.12 million in opioid settlement funds in 2025, supporting 14 community-based projects that reached more than 3,000 people through overdose prevention, treatment and recovery services, according to…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (236+ words) WESTERLY – The Washington Trust Co. has been named the first-place winner among banks in the finance category of the 2026 Rhode Island Community’s Choice Awards, the bank announced Aug. 25. The bank received the most votes among participating banks in the annual…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (166+ words) PROVIDENCE – Beacon Bank collected more than 7,500 pounds of nonperishable food during its summer food drive in Rhode Island, a record for the bank’s annual effort and donations that will be distributed to 14 local food pantries. The six-week drive, held July…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (130+ words) Providence Business News PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island spends the most on fire protection and is among the the top 10 states for police protection spending, according to a new report released Monday from the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council. Rhode Island ranks…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (124+ words) Providence Business News (Editor’s note: This is the 24th installment in a weekly series featuring Rhode Island’s oldest companies as the nation celebrates the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. The other stories from this series can be found here.) SMITHFIELD…...