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SMOOTH OPERATOR: 
Steven Alviti Sr. next 
to Bel Air Finishing 
Supply Corp.’s 
products. 
PBN PHOTO/
MICHAEL SALERNO

Meet the Makers: Bel Air focuses on finishing with a flourish

(Editor’s note: This is the 19th installment in a monthly series highlighting some of the region’s unsung manufacturers that make products essential to the...
CREDIT ­ISSUES: Spencer Blier, left, CEO and founder of Mammoth Inc., one of Rhode Island’s licensed cannabis cultivators, in his facility with one of the Mammoth technicians. Because the federal government has not legalized cannabis, banking services and credit card processing are difficult to come by for businesses in the industry. 
PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Credit card restrictions curbing cannabis sector

People’s Credit Union CEO and President Sean Daly says major credit card companies and financial institutions remain cautious about entering the legal cannabis industry,...
ALL ABOUT FUN: Allie Readyhough Shore, broker associate at Mott & Chace Sotheby’s International Realty, stands in a fully stocked game room in the basement of a home in South Kingstown. These types of amenities and much more are a big trend in high-end homes these days. 
PBN PHOTO/­MICHAEL SALERNO

Hotel amenities in high-end homes are reaching new heights

The residential real estate market has a case of “amenity creep,” a term historically used to describe the hotel and resort industry’s desire to...

Washington Bridge to be replaced, McKee says ‘accountability will come’

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Thursday said the westbound Washington Bridge will require a full replacement. Several engineering reports and agency inspections examining...

R.I. Housing Department appoints Booker as executive director of homelessness, community...

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Housing has appointed Tara Booker as the executive director of homelessness and community supports. Booker will earn a salary of...

PPAC’s 2024-25 schedule kicks off Sept. 21 with ‘A Beautiful Noise’ 

PROVIDENCE – The Providence Performing Arts Center on Wednesday released its schedule of productions that will take the theater's stage as part of the...

SBA announces 9 R.I. annual business award winners 

PROVIDENCE – The U.S. Small Business Administration on March 7 released its 2024 slate of Rhode Island small-business award winners, including nine small businesses...

Millions wagered in first days since iGaming launch in R.I.

PROVIDENCE – Bally's Corp.'s Rhode Island iGaming platform had 1,575 account registrations in the first three days of operation and took $2.6 million in...

Report: R.I. pension overhaul increased employee attrition

PROVIDENCE – A new report by a Washington, D.C.-based think tank says reforms to the state’s retirement system instituted in 2011 have caused a...
BALLY'S CORP. built a 4,000-square-foot studio for the iGaming program that uses live dealers for the table games. / COURTESY BALLY'S CORP.

iGaming is here, but it won’t be a revenue jackpot. At...

Online casino gambling launched on March 5, but it'll be a few months before state officials will be able to assess if allowing gamblers...
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