Christopher Allen
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...
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...
Shekarchi housing package prioritizes ‘production, production, production’
PROVIDENCE – House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi on Thursday joined state officials and housing advocates at the Statehouse to unveil a 15-bill housing package,...
Regional tourism leaders optimistic new slogan can be ‘All That’ and...
PROVIDENCE – R.I. Commerce Corp. recently unveiled a long-planned statewide marketing campaign, announcing to the world the Ocean State is “All That” and a...
Newport seeks GA support to raise taxes, fees for tourists
NEWPORT – The City Council recently approved several requests for enabling legislation from the General Assembly to allow the city to raise fees and...
Everybody’s Business: Lessons of his past prove useful in his legal...
(Editor’s note: This is the 43rd installment in a monthly series speaking with minority business owners and leaders. Each will be asked their views...
