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URI Research Foundation’s Rumsey, CIC’s Messier among PBN’s 2024 C-Suite Awards...

PROVIDENCE – Peter Rumsey, chief business development officer for the University of Rhode Island Research Foundation, has been named the 2024 Career Achiever for...
HILTON HAS ACQUIRED the Graduate Hotels brand from Adventurous Journeys Capital Partners for $210 million. Pictured is the Graduate Providence on Dorrance Street. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MARY MACDONALD

Hilton acquires Graduate Hotels brand for $210M

PROVIDENCE – The Graduate Hotels brand, which operates one of the state’s most prominent hotels, has a new owner. Hilton announced Thursday that it has...

Five Questions With: Shannon Gilkey

Shannon Gilkey is the Rhode Island postsecondary education commissioner. He spoke with Providence Business News about the relocation to Providence of the Rhode Island...
HIGH POINT: 
Sea View Villa on Easton's Point in Middletown, which had been in the Spiratos family since 1945, was the highest-priced house sale in Rhode Island for 2023 at $15 million. 
COURTESY GUSTAVE WHITE SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY

Sales of luxury homes dampened by owners unwilling to let go

Supply and demand are equally important to support a thriving real estate market, but often they’re not equally balanced. That was the case in...
D. Ellen Wilson

Wilson named new Bryant University board chair

D. ELLEN WILSON, who has worked with leaders in the financial services and health care sectors throughout her career, was recently named Bryant University’s...

Lists: Mortgage Bankers & Brokers

Ranked by number of loans: 1. Citizens Financial Group Inc. | Number of loans: 1,456 2. Navigant Credit Union | Number of loans: 1,221 3. Rocket Mortgage LLC |...

Lists: Residential Real Estate Agencies

Ranked by oldest agencies: 1. Gustave White Sotheby’s International Realty | Year founded: 1925 2. Compass Real Estate | Year founded: 1964 3. Residential Properties Ltd. | Year founded: 1981 SUBSCRIBERS: Click...

Most-read stories on PBN.com, Feb. 2024 


1. Uncle Tony’s Pizza reportedly closes Cranston location ­permanently POSTED ONLINE: FEB. 6. The Uncle Tony’s Pizza and Pasta location that was temporarily closed...
CONGRESSIONAL UPDATE: U.S. Rep. Jake Auchincloss, 
D-Mass., will be the guest speaker at One SouthCoast Chamber of Commerce’s Congressional ­Luncheon on March 26 at Fall River Country Club.
COURTESY ONE ­SOUTHCOAST 
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Editor’s Choice: U.S. Rep. Auchincloss to speak to One SouthCoast Chamber

EDITOR’S CHOICE U.S. Rep. Auchincloss to speakto One SouthCoast Chamber ONE SOUTHCOAST CHAMBER of Commerce will hold a congressional luncheon, hosted by the Fall River...

Fresh start

Does your company hire interns? Yes: 100% No: 0% If so, are they paid or unpaid internships? Paid: 43% Unpaid: 43% Depends on the position: 14% Our company does not offer...
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