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MTTI has been named one of USA TODAY’s America’s Top Vocational Schools for a second straight year, making the East Providence and Seekonk trade school the only institution in Massachusetts or Rhode Island on the 2026 list.

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Massachusetts’ Aug. 8-9 sales tax holiday covers many retail home improvement items priced under $2,500 per item, including flooring, rugs, cabinets and window treatments.

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Payless Auto Glass was named to AGRR magazine’s 2026 Top Retailers list, marking the company’s third straight year on the ranking.

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Cleveroad placed third in Clutch’s Q3 2026 ranking of U.S. web developers serving financial services, based on verified client reviews and other performance data.

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Coutu Bros. Moving & Storage was selected as a finalist in Providence Business News’ 2026 Fastest Growing & Innovative Companies program in the $250,000 to $2.5 million revenue category.

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Vertikal6 was named to Providence Business News’ 2026 Fastest Growing Companies list in the $15 million to $50 million revenue category.

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The Center for Education Reform released its 2026 National Charter School Law Rankings and Scorecard, showing which states are expanding charter school opportunity and which still block growth.

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A new short film on journalist and public intellectual Bankole Thompson premiered July 29 at The PuLSE Institute’s National Civil Rights Leadership Dinner in Detroit.

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Modern Pest Services was named USA TODAY’s 2026 Best Pest Control Company for New England, a nod to its broad pest coverage, wildlife removal work and environmentally responsible treatment options.

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Landscape designer Zitong Hui is extending her graduate thesis, Darkness Matters, into an ongoing research project on how artificial light shapes nighttime experience in Central Park, New York. The work links visualization, ecology and landscape…

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Weekapaug Inn in Rhode Island was named one of the 10 Best Inns in the Continental U.S. in Travel + Leisure’s 2026 World’s Best Awards.

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Soberlink will attend the 2026 Cape Cod Symposium on Addictive Disorders as a National Symposia Sponsor when HMP Global moves the event to Providence, Rhode Island, from August 6–9. The conference brings together addiction and behavioral health…

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The Herreshoff Marine Museum and the America’s Cup Hall of Fame will stage the 2026 America’s Cup Hall of Fame Challenge in Newport, Rhode Island, on Oct. 3-4. Four classic 12-Metre yachts will race to raise money for STEM education, youth sailing…

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Correira Brothers’ Moving & Storage is celebrating 17 years in business after growing from two trucks to a full-service mover with an A+ BBB rating and hundreds of five-star reviews.

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Flux Marine has cleared EU conformity for its FM115 electric outboard and modular battery system, giving the Rhode Island company access to the European recreational marine market.

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PatchMaster has launched a locally owned franchise in Providence, Rhode Island, expanding its drywall repair and interior painting services to homeowners and businesses across four nearby cities.

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Sponsors of the Future is opening its Inclusive Enterprise Launchpad this summer in Providence, Rhode Island, with Camp JORI and a network of local and global business partners.

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Turtle Island Community Capital secured a two-year, $500,000 unrestricted grant from the Ishkode Fund to expand lending and ecosystem-building work across Tribal Nations in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic.

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The New England Medical Innovation Center appointed Dr. Jennifer Hoffmann as its first-ever president on July 1, 2026, in Providence, Rhode Island.

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A Rhode Island-made nine-episode series follows six women through a six-week fitness and wellness program centered on menopause, caregiving and accountability.