Jacquelyn Voghel
Five Questions With: Weayonnoh Nelson-Davies
Weayonnoh Nelson-Davies | Executive director, Economic Progress Institute
1. How would you describe the Economic Progress Institute and its mission? At EPI, our mission is to advocate...
Everybody’s Business: Fernandez overcomes obstacles on journey to finding Soulita
(Editor’s note: This is the 20th installment in a monthly series speaking with minority business owners and leaders. Each are asked their views on...
Insurers see growth in cycling coverage
The term “bicycle insurance” may bring to mind the personal property coverage in homeowners or renters insurance.
But with bike sales booming since the start...
Sullivan leaves sales behind to pursue passion for costume design
Working as a circus artist in Boston, Lauren Sullivan often made her own costumes. This skill evolved into making costumes for friends, and eventually...
Tower builds on her design career with woodworking
For Althea Tower, owner and builder at Riveted Woodworking & Design in Bristol, opening a custom design business was a somewhat unplanned turn in...
‘Biz Bodega’ to assist central Providence entrepreneurs
PROVIDENCE – For entrepreneurs, community resources often play an invaluable role in launching or growing a business. But for some, these innovation opportunities are...
High turnover limiting R.I. developmental disability support services
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island lagged behind the other states in staff retention among developmental disability support workers in the first year of the pandemic,...
R.I. innovator develops ‘ropeless’ lobster fishing technology
NORTH KINGSTOWN — Traditional lobster and crab traps operate through a simple mechanism, using ropes and buoys. But the traps have created a mess...
Pandemic causing shifts in R.I. union membership
Rhode Island remains one of the most unionized states in the country, but the percentage of union members among its workforce dropped from 17.8%...
R.I. nets $5M for East Bay Bike Path bridges
BARRINGTON – The potential replacement of two East Bay Bike Path bridges will receive a $5 million boost from the $1.5 trillion federal spending...
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