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Smart Cart study aims to promote healthier grocery purchases via app

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The COVID-19 pandemic has heightened interest in online grocery shopping apps, which continue to enjoy popularity today. Maya Vadiveloo, an associate professor...

Attleboro senior housing complex set to receive upgraded high-speed internet

ATTLEBORO – Mayor Cathleen DeSimone collaborated with the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, the Massachusetts Broadband Institute and the Preservation of Affordable Housing to announce the...
DEALING WITH IT: Gregory Stevens, owner and operator of Pat’s Italian Restaurants, says market forces have driven wages higher at his eateries in recent years, so the Rhode Island minimum wage hike going into effect on Jan. 1 will have a limited impact on his business. 
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New minimum wage has some bracing for impact

Gregory Stevens, owner and operator of Pat’s Italian Restaurants, remembers only a few years back when he paid his line cooks $15 an hour. “And...
COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS: Carter Brague, general manager of Newport Cannabis Co. in Portsmouth, says getting ­involved in the community by partnering with local events and businesses has been key to the dispensary’s early success. 
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Newport Cannabis turns over green leaf

Without ever closing its predecessor’s doors, the launch of Newport Cannabis Co. was immediately resonating with the local community, sparking more than enthusiasm on...
FAR OUT: The Dusty Planet co-owner Hannah Abelow, left, with General Manager Evan McKay at the recently opened indoor mini-golf course and arcade in Providence. 
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Galactic-themed mini golf tees off in Olneyville

To some, dust is a nuisance. But to those who appreciate the cosmos, it is debris from comets, asteroids, moons and planets, tiny particles of...
TABLE GAMES: Tracey Beck, co-owner and chief operating officer of The Beck Cos., shows off a shuffleboard table and a pool table, both designed and built by Great American Recreation Equipment Inc., one of six companies under The Beck Cos. umbrella that produces its products at the manufacturer’s 85,000-square-foot facility in North Smithfield.
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Meet the Makers: Cross-training key to success of The Beck Cos.

For Tracey Beck, co-owner and chief operating officer of North Smithfield-based The Beck Cos., the workday is never 9-to-5. Always on the lookout for new...
DYNAMIC DUO: Haverhill Leach, right, founded jewelry maker Haverhill in 2013 and after meeting management consultant Andrej Strojin, left, on a dating app in 2018, the two were married four months later and Strojin joined Haverhill as CEO. The two are pictured at their manufacturing facility in Warren.
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Meet the Makers: For Haverhill founder, jewelry was in the genes

Haverhill Leach was by birthright heir to a Rhode Island family jewelry-making dynasty spanning five generations. Her great-grandfather, Edwin Leach, founded Leach and Miller Co....
ATTENTION TO DETAIL: Gorilla Gaming co-owner Gretel McCrory works on the factory floor at the Warwick gaming table manufacturer. The company’s attention to detail has caught the eye of big players in the gambling industry, including signing a deal in 2017 to be the official poker table of the World Series of Poker
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Meet the Makers: Warwick poker table maker has played its cards...

Gorilla Gaming, based in Warwick, began manufacturing poker tables out of necessity. Founders Glenn and Gretel McCrory launched Eastern Poker LLC in 2005 and...
DOUBLE DUTY: Jamie Mitri, founder and owner of Moss Pure in Cumberland, is aiming to ­transform the green art sector, offering a product that serves as both a contemporary art piece and an innovation in air filtering and purification without the need for electricity, sunlight or water.
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Meet the Makers: Moss Pure’s air filtration products blend art with...

In today’s sustainability-focused world, merging air quality with interior design is a sensible approach. However, few companies possess the skill set required to excel...

Robert Raimondo enters R.I. governor’s race

CRANSTON – Businessman and Rhode Island native Robert J. Raimondo has declared his candidacy for governor in the 2026 election. Running for the Republican ticket,...
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