PORT CHARLOTTE, Florida, May 22 -- The National Auto Body Council issued the following news release: * * * Boston Area Single Father in Need Receives a Refurbished Vehicle Thanks to GEICO, Balise Collision Repair and the NABC Recycled Rides Program Presentation of the NABC Recycled Ride Took Place May 21 at Balise Collision Repair in Springfield, MA * On Thursday, May 21, a Boston area single father of three received a much-needed gift - a refurbished vehicle to help him get to work and his  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, May 22 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Brown to confer 3,288 degrees at 258th Commencement * PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -Brown University will confer a total of 3,288 degrees at its 258th Commencement, with undergraduate, graduate and medical school ceremonies taking place across the weekend. More than 1,000 master's degrees will be conferred on Saturday, May 23, on the College Green during the Master's Ceremony. Class of 2026 degree   more

SMITHFIELD, Rhode Island, May 22 -- Bryant University issued the following news: * * * Bryant student draws on personal journey to lead on campus * Batoul Chaghlil '29 is always moving toward the future. In just her first year on campus, Chaghlil, the president of Bryant University's Muslim Student Association and Arab Student Association, is already establishing herself as a leader on campus -both in the classroom and beyond. And she's just getting started. Chaghlil's drive is propelled  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, May 22 [Category: Construction] -- Associated General Contractors of America posted the following news release: * * * Construction Employment Increases In 32 States And D.C. Between April 2025 And April 2026; 32 States Add Construction Jobs From March To April Texas and Louisiana Have the Largest Number and Percent of 12-Month Increases, While California and Alaska Lag; Florida and New Mexico Lead in Monthly Gains, While New Jersey and Maine Have the Biggest and Steepest   more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Forty-One Senators Push to Keep Harmful Environmental Riders Out of Appropriations Bills Senators warn that inclusion of poison pills harming the environment would undermine Senate's ability to pass bipartisan spending bills * Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Pu  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, May 22 -- The University of Rhode Island posted the following news: * * * Four URI students awarded mini-grants for quantum computing research A quartet of University of Rhode Island students and their faculty mentors have each been awarded mini-grants to help support their research into quantum computing. Christina Chakar, Ali Ghaderi, Jack Kenneweg and Calder Puckett received the monetary awards as part of a new grant program that was announced during URI's World Qu  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Hickenlooper, Reed Call on CFTC to Prohibit Margin Trading on Prediction Markets * WASHINGTON, DC - This week, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper (D-CO) and Jack Reed (D-RI) sent a letter to Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Michael Selig to prohibit prediction markets from allowing margin trading in connection with event contracts, particularly for retail lending. "Margin trading  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, May 22 -- The University of Rhode Island posted the following news: * * * Mid-career research award recognizes URI professor's achievements in pulmonary rehabilitation University of Rhode Island Associate Professor Alessandra Adami received a Mid-career Research Achievement Award from the Pulmonary Rehabilitation Assembly of the American Thoracic Society. A professor in the College of Health Sciences ' Department of Kinesiology since 2018, Adami leads the Integrative   more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, May 23 -- The Rhode Island Supreme Court issued the following opinion: * * * Pioneer Investments, LLC v. Nicole McKiernan. Present: Suttell, C.J., Robinson, Lynch Prata, and Long, JJ. OPINION Justice Lynch Prata, for the Court. This case comes before the Court pursuant to a writ of certiorari issued upon petition by the defendant, Nicole McKiernan (McKiernan), seeking review of an order granting the plaintiff, Pioneer Investments, LLC (Pioneer)'s motion to dismiss   more

BRISTOL, Rhode Island, May 21 -- Roger Williams University posted the following news: * * * Roger Williams University's Chief Marketing Officer Among PBN's 2026 Business Women Award Recipients * BRISTOL, R.I. - A Roger Williams University leader was recognized by Providence Business News for excellence in higher education leadership as part of the 2026 Business Women Awards. Laura Baldwin, the university's Chief Marketing Officer, was honored as an Education Industry Leader during the annu  more