Christopher Allen
In hospitality sector: ‘The No. 1 issue now … is the...
PROVIDENCE – With a consensus forecast that the probability of a recession in the next 12 months is more probable than not, hospitality industry...
R.I. Commerce launches Minority Business Accelerator Direct Grant Program
PROVIDENCE – Beginning Sept. 4, applications will be accepted for the state’s Minority Business Accelerator Direct Grant Program that will funnel $2 million of...
Adding teen to car policy can get expensive in R.I.
Insurance agent Robert Leary, founder and owner of Newport-based City by-the-sea Insurance LLC, helps consumers find suitable policies tailored to their personal circumstances. He...
Five Questions With: Glenn Robertelli
5Q: Glenn Robertelli | Executive director, RI Bio
1. You were named executive director of RI Bio in July. As an entrepreneur running a...
What’s old is cool again at Top Shelf Vintage
Like a pair of New-World explorers, Annie Schisler and Douglas Valeri spend much of their days – when not in their store – on...
Mobile marketers driven to support people and small businesses
It’s rare to get paid to do something you would do anyway. But the founder of an innovative marketing venture seeks to offer just...
Newport City Council to vet settlement claim with RIDOT over land...
NEWPORT – The Newport City Council on Wednesday will meet in executive session to discuss a potential vote to approve an financial settlement with...
Recreational cannabis tax collections uneven across state, tax data shows
PROVIDENCE – In a city or town with only one store licensed to sell recreational cannabis, the financial performance of that dispensary can boost...
R.I. cannabis agency plodding ahead as counterpart in Mass. in chaos
The state of recreational cannabis in Rhode Island has been in a peculiar grey area for months, with regulations that will govern the multimillion-dollar...
Pawtucket nursing home administrator suspended for ‘gross unprofessional conduct’
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Health's Division of Healthcare Quality and Safety suspended the license of a Pawtucket nursing home administrator for allegedly...



















