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RIHub partners with Auxilium to expand support for R.I., Mass. entrepreneurs

PROVIDENCE – RIHub is partnering with Worcester, Mass.-based innovation studio and accelerator Auxilium to provide entrepreneurs in Massachusetts and Rhode Island with greater access “to...
ALL IN THE FAMILY: Brothers John Lau,
left, and James Lau, 
right, are the managers 
of the Chinese restaurant New Dragon Inc. in 
Narragansett, which they co-own with their father, Chung Hing Lau, center, who founded the restaurant 30 years ago and is now semi-retired from the business.
PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Everybody’s Business: At Narragansett restaurant, new generation builds on immigrant resolve

(Editor’s note: This is the 54th installment in a monthly series speaking with minority business owners and leaders. Each will be asked their views...
BORROWED TIME? Thomas Tzitzouris, head of fixed income research at New York City-based Strategas Research Partners, says households that have endured rising costs because of inflation will now have to deal with the debt they’ve built up. 
PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

Economist: After high inflation, debt may hold back momentum

Inflation may have cooled in recent months, but households in Rhode Island and beyond continue to feel the aftereffects. Thomas Tzitzouris, head of fixed income...

On Aquidneck Island, the ripple effect of returning to office

Naval Station Newport was on high alert on Feb. 10, but it wasn’t because of a security threat. It was because the base was...
WHAT’S AHEAD? R.I. Commerce Secretary Elizabeth M. Tanner, far left, talks about what businesses can expect in the coming months during Providence Business News’ 2025 Economic Trends Summit on Jan. 30 at the Providence Marriott. With her on the panel, from left, are Leeds Mitchell IV, principal broker and partner at MG Commercial Real Estate Services Inc.; Sylvia Maxfield, interim provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at Providence College; Harold M. Horvat, Centreville Bank chairman, CEO and president; Edwin “Ted” Carr, Providence director of economic development; and Kristen Adamo, CEO and president of the Providence Warwick Convention & Visitors Bureau. PBN Editor Michael Mello, standing, moderates.
PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

PBN summit: Panelists say several sectors feeling vulnerable

R.I. Secretary of Commerce Elizabeth M. Tanner had one piece of advice for businesses and organizations in Rhode Island that buy products overseas during...
PANELIST Nora Crowley, third from the left, speaks during Providence Business News' 2025 Workforce Development Summit on Thursday. With her on the panel, from left, is 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; Katharine Amaral, director of programs and community partnerships for the nonprofit Junior Achievement of Rhode Island Inc. Moderating is PBN Editor Michael Mello, standing. / PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

PBN Summit: Demographics, political trends difficult for R.I. workforce

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island employers and stakeholder organizations struggling to train, recruit and retain talent in today's economic and political climate will be trying...

Panelists: State’s blue economy faces choppy waters without federal funding

MIDDLETOWN – Martin Sabarsky, CEO of Cellana Inc., was clear Tuesday in his message about the future of the state’s blue economy, an industry...

Federal judge dismisses lawsuits challenging R.I. cannabis law

PROVIDENCE – A federal judge on Thursday dismissed two civil lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of the state's legal cannabis law that were brought against...

City Council confirms Smiley’s school board appointments

PROVIDENCE – The City Council on Thursday approved Mayor Brett P. Smiley’s five school board appointments that will join the five elected members to...

Gu and Casimiro introduce bill to regulate crypto ATMs in Rhode Island

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Islanders lost more than $10 million to cryptocurrency scams in 2023, according to the FBI. As a response, a bill filed by Sen. Victoria...
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