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STEFAN PRYOR, center, the commerce secretary, posted a request for proposals for a Rhode Island tourism and business attraction branding campaign. Gov. Gina M. Raimondo is seen on the left. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Search on for marketing consultant to develop state tourism brand

Government 07/07/2015

(Updated 4:22 p.m.) PROVIDENCE - Rhode Island’s expedited search to hire a marketing consultant by Aug. 31 could result in the launch of a...

Providence Restaurants Week set for 10th anniversary in 10 towns

Hospitality & Tourism 07/06/2015

PROVIDENCE – The Providence Warwick Convention & Visitors Bureau is celebrating the 10th anniversary of Providence Restaurant Weeks from Sunday, July 12, to Saturday,...

PLAINRIDGE PARK CASINO, seen here in an aerial rendering, opened for business June 24, and according to at least one observer, former University of Massachusetts professor Clyde W. Barrow, it had an "absolutely astronomical" first week of revenue generation. / COURTESY PLAINRIDGE PARK CASINO

Plainridge has ‘rare’ opening, says former UMass researcher

Government 07/06/2015

PLAINVILLE, Mass. – Plainridge Park Casino posted gross gaming revenue of more than $6 million in its first week. One gaming expert says the...

Designs on city growth

Entrepreneurship 07/04/2015

Moving the multidisciplinary design studio Shellshock Inc. to Providence last August, after two years in Boston, has helped the company grow, founder Mark Mason...

TRUST THE SYSTEM: Chris Morra, right, general manager and CEO of National Security and Fire Alarm Systems Inc., and dispatcher Russ McClintic, in the control room of the company's central station in East Providence. Morra started the business after buying out the owner of a small security firm where he worked at the age of 19. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Security cellphone away

Business Services 07/04/2015

A car dealership in Massachusetts avoided a worker's compensation claim last year after internal video surveillance revealed the worker who allegedly fell on the...

ADMIRABLE WORK: Amed Cepeda, laminating associate for Admiral Packaging, reviews testing documents for a National Career Readiness Certificate with Colleen Bernier, recruiter with the company. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Certificate seen aiding skill measurement

Capital Goods 07/04/2015

Colleen Bernier, a recruiter at Admiral Packaging of Providence, in May tried out testing for the ACT National Career Readiness Certificate, a credential local...

Collette Cares launches literacy program

Nonprofit 07/03/2015

PAWTUCKET – Collette Cares, Collette’s philanthropic arm, has launched a program in Rhode Island entitled Learning Explorers to improve youth literacy in the state....

Ice Coffee Day raises money for Hasbro

Nonprofit 07/03/2015

PROVIDENCE – Dunkin’ Donuts’ Iced Coffee Day recently generated $160,000 in funds for Hasbro Children’s Hospital. All day on May 20, participating Dunkin’...

The Doorley Agency foursome, from left, Matt Doorley, Billy Almon, Jim Drumm, and Mark Doorley, were one of 11 teams participating in the 2nd Annual Fogarty Foundation Golf Invitational, which raised more than $115,000 for people with disabilities. / COURTESY LAURA SARLITTO

Fogarty Foundation raises $115K

Nonprofit 07/03/2015

PROVIDENCE – The second annual Fogarty Foundation Golf Invitational has raised more than $115,000 for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, supporting new grant...