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Rhode Island-based Jobs Rose by 500 from June; July Unemployment Rate Remains at 4.8 Percent
Published on Thursday, August 14, 2025 CRANSTON, R.I. – Jobs at Rhode Island businesses rose by 500 in July as the state’s unemployment rate remained unchanged at 4.8 percent. Over the year, jobs were up 2,200 from July 2024, and the unemployment...

Vertikal6 Named to Providence Business News’ 2025 Fastest Growing Companies
PROVIDENCE, RI, UNITED STATES, August 14, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Vertikal6, a Rhode Island-based leader in managed IT services and strategic technology consulting, is proud to announce its selection as an honoree in Providence Business News’...

American Shared Hospital Services Reports Second Quarter 2025 Financial Results
Total Revenue Increased 16% Sequentially Conference Call Scheduled for 1:00 PM ET Today SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- American Shared Hospital Services (NYSE American: AMS) (the "Company"), a leading provider of stereotactic...

Alta Equipment Group Announces Second Quarter 2025 Financial Results
Second Quarter Financial Highlights: Total revenues decreased $6.9 million year over year to $481.2 million but increased $58.2 million sequentially versus the first quarter of 2025 Construction Equipment and Master Distribution revenues increased...

Berkshire Hills Bancorp and Brookline Bancorp to be Combined as Beacon Financial Corporation and Beacon Bank Upon the Closing of their Merger of Equals
BOSTON, Aug. 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. (“Berkshire”) (NYSE: BHLB), the parent company of Berkshire Bank, and Brookline Bancorp, Inc. (“Brookline”) (NASDAQ: BRKL), the parent company of Brookline Bank, Bank Rhode...

In Houston, Senator Whitehouse Warns of Nationwide Economic Risks from Extreme Weather-Driven Insurance Crisis
Houston is on the front lines of a nationwide insurance affordability and availability crisis that threatens to devastate property markets and crash the entire U.S. economy Houston, T.X.—Today, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Ranking Member...

Agilitas Energy Continues Renewables Expansion with Solar Project Acquisition in Rhode Island
WAKEFIELD, Mass., July 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Agilitas Energy, a leading developer and operator of renewable energy and energy storage systems, today announced the acquisition of a 12.5-megawatt (MW) solar project located in North...

Warner Brothers Pictures Brings Movie Magic to the Ocean State
RHODE ISLAND, August 14 - Providence, RI – Warner Brothers Pictures is thrilled to be filming an upcoming production in the City of Providence. The filmmakers, some of whom have roots here, are deeply grateful to the community and will do...

The Joint Corp. Expects to Restate Full Year 2024 and First Quarter 2025 Financial Statements due to Overestimated Noncash Impairment Charges
- Expects to reduce 2024 net loss and increase carrying value of assets held for sale by approximately $2.2 million - - Expects to increase first quarter 2025 net income by approximately $0.5 million, resulting in a cumulative increase in carrying...

Alta Equipment Group Announces Date of Second Quarter 2025 Financial Results Release, Conference Call and Webcast
LIVONIA, Mich., July 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alta Equipment Group Inc. (NYSE: ALTG) (“Alta” or “the Company”), a leading provider of premium material handling, construction and environmental processing equipment and related services, today...

Attorney General Bonta Joins Bipartisan Letter to CDC and HHS Supporting Continuation of National Youth Tobacco Survey
OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a bipartisan coalition of 22 attorneys general in submitting a comment letter to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services...

Enphase Energy Reports Financial Results for the Second Quarter of 2025
FREMONT, Calif., July 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Enphase Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: ENPH), a global energy technology company and the world’s leading supplier of microinverter-based solar and battery systems, announced today financial results for the...

InStride Health Strengthens Executive Team with Appointment of Chief Commercial Officer and Chief Financial Officer
BOSTON, July 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- InStride Health, a leading insurance-based provider of specialty anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) treatment for children, adolescents and young adults, today announced the appointment of Don...

Illustrious Journalist Bankole Thompson to Deliver Kingian Lecture at Triumph Church, One of America's Largest Churches
DETROIT, MI, UNITED STATES, July 19, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Bankole Thompson, the nationally acclaimed journalist, public intellectual and racial justice champion will deliver a lecture on the legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr....

Power Home Remodeling Expands to Columbus, Ohio
CHESTER, PA, PA, UNITED STATES, August 14, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Power Home Remodeling (“POWER”), the nation’s leading exterior home remodeler, and the Fortune #14 Best Company to Work For has expanded into Columbus, Ohio. Following...

Warner Brothers Pictures Brings Movie Magic to the Ocean State
Providence, RI – Warner Brothers Pictures is thrilled to be filming an upcoming production in the City of Providence. The filmmakers, some of whom have roots here, are deeply grateful to the community and will do everything possible to minimize...

Major Police Equipment Supplier Chooses Westborough, MA as Newest Location
Dana Safety Supply, the nations largest police vehicle upfitter enters the New England region with a nearly 33,000 sq/ft shop and seasoned leadership. GREENSBORO, NC, UNITED STATES, August 12, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Dana Safety Supply, the...

Quantic Electronics to Exhibit at the 2025 SENEDIA Defense Innovation Days
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I., Aug. 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Quantic Electronics® ("Quantic"), a leading provider of innovative RF and microwave solutions, today announced its participation in the 2025 Defense Innovation Days, hosted by the...

Governor McKee Announces Over $370K Grants Awarded to Local Food System
Published on Friday, August 08, 2025 PROVIDENCE, RI — Governor Dan McKee and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) have announced over $370K in Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure (RFSI) grants to seven local food...

MPD’s Weekly Firearm Recoveries: Monday, August 4, 2025, to Sunday, August 10, 2025
MPD’s Weekly Firearm Recoveries: Monday, August 4, 2025, to Sunday, August 10, 2025 Every day, the Metropolitan Police Department works to investigate and recover illegal firearms in Washington D.C. through intelligence-based policing to identify,...