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With Mattiello out, fight for House speaker at the Statehouse begins

CRANSTON – After 14 years of serving as Cranston's District 15 state representative, House Speaker Nicholas A. Mattiello conceded defeat on Wednesday morning against Republican Barbara Ann Fenton-Fung.  “While I...

R.I. announces new remote work grant program for business owners

PROVIDENCE – As Rhode Island continues to have a second surge in coronavirus cases, Gov. Gina M. Raimondo is encouraging business owners to allow...

Raimondo lowers gathering limit, bans spectators of school sports for now

PROVIDENCE – Due to a new surge of coronavirus cases in Rhode Island, Gov. Gina M. Raimondo announced Friday a reduction of social gatherings...
MULTITASKING: Jordyn Cruise, manager of Angelo’s Palace Pizza, takes an order over the phone while she runs the restaurant’s takeout window in Cumberland. The restaurant enrolled six managers and key servers in a program to help restaurant owners and their employees navigate difficult situations during the pandemic. / PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Customer’s always right? Well, not in a pandemic

For Bill Kitsilis, owner of Angelo’s Palace Pizza in Cumberland, banning customers from his family restaurant would have been unthinkable a year ago. But that...

Cost of R.I.’s vaccine effort unclear

Gov. Gina M. Raimondo said on Oct. 7 that she’s willing to spend “tens of millions of dollars” for the state to evaluate and...
LOCAL ASSIST: Erin Cabral Yarbough opened Get Social Local in January to help local businesses that can’t afford marketing consultants reach their customers. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Yarbough helps local businesses sensibly reach their customers

Erin Cabral Yarbough worked with global brands in the baby-products market for nearly 20 years, developing their brand strategy and handling large-scale operations. After...
FRUITS OF LABOR: About a decade ago, John and Maureen Leyden, owners of Leyden Vineyards and Winery LLC in West Greenwich, began planting seeds for strawberries, blueberries and grapevines on their Christmas tree farm property and in 2011 began making and selling fruit-essence wines. / PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Leyden Vineyards provides fruit wines to help you unwind

Harvested grapes along Rhode Island’s coastline may not bolster varieties such as nebbiolo from Piemonte, Italy; mourvédre from Provence, France; or the more than...

State announces $20M for new hotel, tourism and arts relief program

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo announced Thursday a new $20 million relief program to aid the hotel, arts and tourism industries, now known...
PANELISTS DISCUSS telemedicine during Providence Business News' Health Care Summit on Thurday. From left is PBN Editor Michael Mello; Marie Ganim, R.I. health insurance commissioner; Dr. Alan Kurose, Coastal Medical CEO; Dr. Kenneth Wood, Lifespan Corp. executive vice president and chief clinical officer; and Dr. James Fanale, CEO and president of Care New England Health System.

PBN Summit: CNE, Lifespan move toward definitive agreement, merger filing

PROVIDENCE – Dr. James E. Fanale, CEO and president of Care New England Health System, said Thursday that the merger between CNE and Lifespan...

Five Questions With: John Marcantonio

John Marcantonio is CEO of the Rhode Island Builders Association, a trade association that represents the interests of member businesses such as home builders...
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