Matthew Mcnulty

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.

PROVIDENCE – Economic activity across New England expanded slightly in recent months, but businesses grew more concerned about inflation, energy costs, tariffs and interest rates, according to the Federal Reserve’s latest Beige Book results. The Boston Fed’s Sept. 2 report, which covers Rhode Island and the rest of the First District, found that bank loan […]

THE CONANT THREAD district encompasses about 160 acres in Pawtucket and Central Falls, including the 25-acre former Conant Thread-Coats & Clark mill

AN AMAZON delivery driver is pictured as drivers at the company’s DRI1 facility in Providence seek recognition from Teamsters Local 251. / ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTO/NAM Y. HUH

More than 90 Amazon delivery drivers in Providence are seeking Teamsters recognition after a majority signed union authorization cards.

THE RHODE ISLAND State Energy Center in Johnston is being acquired by Constellation Energy Corp. from Shell Energy North America for $715 million. / COURTESY ENTERGY CORP.

Jason Kelly / PBN PHOTO/STEPHANIE D. BERNABA Jason Kelly / PBN PHOTO/STEPHANIE D. BERNABA

DEBT DANGER: Alan Krinsky, director of research and fiscal policy at the Economic Progress Institute in Providence, says high interest rates offered

(Editor’s note: This is the 73rd installment in a monthly series speaking with minority business owners and leaders. Each will be asked their views on minority-business conditions in the state and for ways to improve those businesses’ chances for success. See previous features here.) Contessa Brown didn’t set out to build a 17-year-old community platform when

FIXER UPPER: Kate Dyl, Newport Heights property manager, stands on a townhouse porch in the affordable housing development in the North End of the city that’s about to undergo a phased-in renovation.