A key measure of inflation fell to nearly a five-year low last month as apartment rental price growth slowed and gas prices fell, offering some relief to Americans grappling with the sharp cost ...

Developers looking to reinvigorate traditional malls might find inspiration from so-called “live-work-play” communities that are prospering across the state. Combining housing, entertainment, retail, ...

See previous features here.) Yolanda “Yolie” Rome never set out to run a soap business. After 15 Critical RI business news and analysis updated daily. Unlimited access to all subscriber only content ...

For Jason Calderon, CEO of marijuana cultivator Bonsai Buds in Exeter, the pursuit of a cannabis dispensary license has become a smoke-filled hall of mirrors. Under regulations adopted by the state’s ...

A former philanthropy officer for the United Way of Rhode Island has been sentenced to more than three years in prison for her leading role in laundering hundreds of thousands of dollars of her ...

U.S. employers added a surprisingly strong 130,000 jobs last month, but government revisions cut 2024-2025 U.S. payrolls by hundreds of thousands. The unemployment rate fell to 4.3%, the Labor ...

The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate is holding at just above 6% after reversing a modest uptick in recent weeks just as the housing market closes in on the spring homebuying season. The benchmark ...

The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office’s 10-year outlook projects worsening long-term federal deficits and rising debt, driven largely by increased spending, notably on Social Security, Medicare, ...

A newly constructed condominium near the waterfront recently sold for $1.28 million, according to Residential Properties Ltd. The 21 Bradford St., Unit 2, property has three bedrooms, three full ...

A historic home on Kay Street recently sold for $5.15 million, according to public records. The single-family residence at 27 Kay St. has five bedrooms, three full bathrooms and one half-bath. The ...

Employees at The Washington Trust Co. recently donated more than $2,700 worth of household supplies to help formerly homeless Rhode Islanders settle into permanent housing at Crossroads Rhode Island’s ...

A new video from Allen Waters has officially launched his fifth election campaign in seven years. This time around, he’s running not as a Democrat or Republican, but as an independent. And instead of ...