Christopher Allen

1 week ago | pbn.com | Christopher Allen

WARWICK – The R.I. Cannabis Control Commission has approved its long-awaited draft rules and regulations governing the state’s adult-use industry. Effective May 1, the approval of the regulations marks a major step in the implementation of the Rhode Island Cannabis Act and paves the way for the awarding of 24 new retail recreational licenses, half Already a Subscriber?

1 week ago | pbn.com | Christopher Allen

PAWTUCKET – State and local officials said Friday they’ve received no official word from Hasbro Inc. leadership a day after it was reported the toy company pushed back its timeline on deciding whether to move its headquarters out of Rhode Island. Abby Rhodes, Hasbro’s vice president of corporate external communications, on Friday told Providence Business Already a Subscriber?

2 weeks ago | pbn.com | Christopher Allen

Rhode Island punches above its weight when it comes to its fishing industry, landing more than $80 million of seafood annually, and some local officials argue that this justifies the state getting a much bigger say on what happens to the fisheries along the East Coast. The state already has representation on the New England Fishery Management Council – which develops management plans such as setting fishing quotas for federal waters along the region’s coast.

2 weeks ago | pbn.com | Christopher Allen

After years of making and selling homemade jewelry out of his Cranston home, Lincoln Pollock thought he was ready to make the leap from independent manufacturer to retail shop owner, opening Arcwood Jewelry’s first brick-and-mortar shop in February on Warren’s eclectic Main Street, where he said he fits right in. “I truly fell in love with this community,” he said.

2 weeks ago | pbn.com | Christopher Allen

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights has opened an investigation into 35 scholarships offered at the University of Rhode Island after a Barrington-based conservative nonprofit filed a complaint alleging that they violate federal law by setting qualifications based on race and gender.