Denise Perreault, Author at Providence Business News

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HEAR THEM ROAR: Brothers Rudy, left, and Keith Mutter, sell shiny, new boats and engines with plenty of horsepower far from the water in Central Falls, where their family has operated Twin City Marine since 1954. /

Service keeping boat seller afloat

Capital Goods 07/23/2011

Cash-strapped Central Falls is the home of Twin City Marine Inc., one of the few businesses in northern Rhode Island that sells and services...

THE Wilkinson and Slater Mills along the banks of the Blackstone River in Pawtucket. /

Blackstone heritage corridor could become new national historical park

Government 07/18/2011

WASHINGTON – Parts of the John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor are so significant and unique to the nation’s history that...

SOURCE: "SOCIAL SILVER SURFERS," CREATING RESULTS
WHAT'S TO LIKE? Baby boomers are using social media for a variety of reasons, according to an October 2010 Creating Results study. /

Marketers see boomlet in boomer social media use

Business Services 07/16/2011

Michael Raspallo, the owner and operator of a financial firm specializing in exit strategies, describes his typical client as a business owner or manager...

BUILDING SOMETHING: YouthBuild Providence participants, from left: Richard Bridges, Lionel Brown, Karan Sol and Cesar Ramirez. /

YouthBuild gives city residents work skills

Economic Activity 07/16/2011

Five years ago, when Cesar Ramirez of Providence was 21 years old, he was a high school dropout in search of a future. He...

TWENTY-FOUR/SEVEN: Brad Read, Sail Newport executive director, says that midweek tourism is just as important to Aquidneck Island’s economy as big, weekend events are. /

Sailing center gives crucial boost to Newport tourism

Capital Goods 07/16/2011

Brad Read, a native of Seekonk who’s been a sailor since he was a kid, heads Sail Newport Inc., a nonprofit center based at...

CATCHING ON: Richard A. Cook, owner and operator of The Local Catch in Narragansett, sells seafood at seven farmers markets in Rhode Island. He is certain the demand is there to support local sales. /

Netting a more local seafood flavor?

Capital Goods 07/16/2011

Despite living in a state that lands seafood worth more than $900 million per year, Rhode Island consumers don’t see a lot of the...

THE 70-ROOM Italian Renaissance-style Breakers was the only Rhode Island site part of the competition. /

The Breakers wins national This Place Matters contest

Hospitality & Tourism 07/14/2011

NEWPORT – Stunning even Trudy Coxe, executive director and CEO of The Preservation Society of Newport County, the Breakers won the first prize of...

Arts groups relieved to avoid state budget cuts

Government 07/09/2011

Advocates of the arts in Rhode Island are reasonably satisfied with funding allocations in the recently enacted fiscal 2012 state budget because, even though...

RIDING THE WAVES: Bryant students Rick McLaughlin, WJMF general manager, right, and Tyler Pepe, program director, at work in the station's studio. /

Bryant student-run radio gets boost from WGBH

Economic Activity 07/09/2011

Tom Eakin, vice president of student affairs at Bryant University, can recall about 10 years ago when the student-run radio station, WJMF at 88.7FM,...