Jacquelyn Voghel
Five Questions With: Nancy Scarduzio
Nancy Scarduzio | Small-business ombudsman, R.I. Commerce Corp.
1. Some people may not be aware that R.I. Commerce Corp. has a small-business ombudsman. Can...
Meet the Makers: Determination pays off for pet apparel designer, with...
(Editor’s note: This is the 35th installment in a monthly series highlighting some of the region’s unsung manufacturers that make products essential to the...
Uncertainty raises stress among foreign students
At Salve Regina University, the Center for Global Education and Fellowships has been preparing to welcome 80 international students to campus in the fall...
Polaris MEP enters strategic partnership with CAEDENCE Consulting
PROVIDENCE – Polaris MEP has entered a new strategic partnership with CAEDENCE Consulting.
Though formally announced on Tuesday, the partnership became official in mid-May.
CAEDENCE, a...
R.I.’s new ‘housing land bank’ will set sights on vacant, unused...
Rhode Island has added yet another tool in its battle to ease the shortage of housing in the state, creating a "housing land bank"...
Wise Mouth Tea to open Fall River manufacturing facility
FALL RIVER – While working as a high school language teacher in Massachusetts, Lei Nichols noticed that her students tended toward highly processed drinks...
Travel + Leisure names T.F. Green best airport in the U.S.
WARWICK – Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport captured the top spot in Travel + Leisure magazine's best airports in the U.S.
The travel publication...
Report: R.I. job stayers slightly above U.S. average for pay raises
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island workers who remained with the same job from June 2024 to June 2025 saw an average 4.6% year-over-year pay increase,...
Survey: R.I. manufacturers ‘beginning to suffer’ due to tariff increases
PROVIDENCE – Nearly 80% of Rhode Island manufacturers expect to adjust their prices in response to Trump administration tariffs, with nearly as many or more...
Blackstone Distribution Center breaks ground in Pawtucket
PAWTUCKET – After years of clashing local concerns and state financial support, an upcoming "last mile" distribution facility has broken ground in Pawtucket.
The 160,000-square-foot...
