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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.

(Editor’s note: This is the 30th installment in a monthly series highlighting some of the region’s unsung manufacturers that make products essential to the...
TOUGH TIME: Katharine Amaral, right, director of programs and community partnerships for the nonprofit Junior Achievement of Rhode Island Inc., speaks during Providence Business News’ 2025 Workforce Development Summit on Feb. 13. With her on the panel, from left, are Ara Millette, director of talent acquisition at Brown University Health; Amy Grzybowski, New England Institute of Technology vice president of workforce development and community relations; and Nora Crowley, R.I. Department of Labor and Training deputy director. 
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PBN summit: Workforce challenges coming at federal, state levels

It’s a challenging time for people charged with developing the workforce of the future for Rhode Island. Not only are state agencies and nonprofits nationwide...
REGIONAL FOCUS: Elizabeth Hulting, left, founder and president of hospitality apparel company KAPTVA Apparel LLC in West Greenwich, and her daughter, Alysha Hulting, designer and artistic director, have been providing uniforms for big-name clients across the casino and fine dining industries in Las Vegas and New York since 2019, but now the company is turning its attention to growing its New England client base.
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KAPTVA ready to dress up Rhode Island hospitality

There is a hospitality uniform and apparel company in West Greenwich that you’ve probably never heard of. That’s because KAPTVA ­Apparel LLC has been providing...
MAKE IT FAST: Peter Walsh, owner of indoor golf facility Golf365RI LLC, says the trend toward golfers wanting to play shorter rounds has helped spur the design of much smaller golf courses in recent years. 
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On the drawing board, golf courses are downsizing

Any successful endeavor, whether a personal relationship or new construction, requires three ­elements that are in short order in today’s ­culture. Money, space and time. This...

Shekarchi unveils latest housing package

PROVIDENCE – House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi on Thursday announced a new package of legislation being filed to spur housing development and streamline the...

R.I. Commerce Corp. unveils 5-year strategic tourism development roadmap

PROVIDENCE – State tourism officials have released a five-year strategic plan to continue the growth of visitation to the state, while interconnecting and identifying...

Commerce Corp. approves creation of Rhode Island Venture Capital Fund

PROVIDENCE – R.I. Commerce Corp.’s board of directors on Monday voted unanimously to hire Oregon-based Rogue Venture Capital to manage a newly created venture...

R.I. Commerce seeking applications for Innovation Network Matching Grant Program

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee and the R.I. Commerce Corp. on Feb. 11 jointly announced the newest round of applications are now open...

Reed warns tariffs may be risky for U.S. maritime industry, could...

PROVIDENCE – The pace of U.S. shipbuilding could be hampered due to the uncertainty caused by President Donald Trump’s “unpredictable trade policies,” Jack Reed,...

Report: New England consumers give high marks to internet service providers

PROVIDENCE – New England consumers continue to give internet service providers high marks on attributes such as reliability, speed and security, according to the...
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