Natalie Myers, Author at Providence Business News

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THE SPACE AT ALICE, a gallery in downtown Providence, was set up in 2003 to bring together artists, collectors and visitors interested in contemporary visual arts. /

Arts have big economic impact

Economic Activity 06/09/2007

Sound Session has become the city’s largest cultural event of the summer. It drew 35,000 visitors last year, and Don King, director of the...

ARTS AND CULTURAL nonprofits such as Trinity Repertory Company, above, and their audiences spent $11.8 million in Providence in 2005, the study found. /

Arts have big economic impact<br> on Providence

Economic Activity 06/07/2007

A new study by Americans for the Arts puts Providence as the No. 2 city in the nation sized 100,000 to 249,999 for the...

FIRST BRISTOL CORP. President & CEO James J. Karam announces plans to create a new downcity hotel, in the historic St. Francis Chapel on
Weybosset Street. /

St. Francis Chapel to become mid-priced hotel

Economic Activity 06/04/2007

PROVIDENCE – James Karam, president of Fall River-based First Bristol Corp., today announced plans to renovate the historic St. Francis Chapel at 58 Weybosset...

WORKERS AT Goetz Custom Boats apply laminate material to the hull of a new boat. Goetz has built several winning race boats. /

Bristol boatyard wins Puma contract

Capital Goods 06/02/2007

Winning the bid for a 70-foot Volvo Ocean Race boat is a big deal for any boat builder, be it domestic or foreign. For...

KEN READ, Puma's captain for the '08-'09 Volvo Ocean Race, said Goetz Custom Boats and Spanish designer Botin Carkeek will give the team "the fastest ride around the planet." /

Puma selects Goetz as yacht builder<br> for ’08-’09 Volvo Ocean Race

Capital Goods 05/30/2007

Bristol-based Goetz Custom Boats has been chosen by Puma to build the sports apparel company’s racing yacht for the 2008-2009 Volvo Ocean Race. Goetz was...

Exploring a land of opportunity

Business Services 05/26/2007

At the invitation of the R.I. Economic Development Corporation, reporter Natalie Myers joined a group from Rhode Island on a trade mission to the...

Summit highlights U.S. manufacturing strengths

Capital Goods 05/26/2007

Manufacturing is not dead, nor is it doing as poorly as people tend to think. That seemed to be the theme of Bryant University’s...

AL LUBRANO runs a business and spends a big part of his spare time advocating for manufacturers at the state and national levels. /

Manufacturers’ leader sees<br> industry in peril

Capital Goods 05/26/2007

Along with running a 200-employee manufacturing company, Al Lubrano spends about a third of his free time advocating for manufacturers, especially in terms of...

CONTEMPORARY Native American artists brought collectors in from around the world to The Gallery at 17 Peck. From left: gallery director Ken Lingad and owner Dan Kelley. /

Downcity gallery brings art tourism to Providence

Hospitality & Tourism 05/19/2007

Jody Naranjo, Nocona J. Burgess, Quanah Burgess and Penny Singer. These names might not be familiar to those outside the realm of contemporary Native...