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Sons of Liberty Spirits Company recognized for best flavored whiskey

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Sons of Liberty Spirits Company has been awarded 2015’s Best Flavored Whiskey in North America from Whisky Magazine’s World Whiskies Awards....
THE VIDEO LOTTERY TERMINALS at Newport Grand. Newport Grand and Twin River Casino contribute $1 billion in economic activity in Rhode Island, according to a report released Thursday from the American Gaming Association. / PBN FILE PHOTO/KATE WHITNEY LUCEY

Twin River to buy Newport Grand

(Updated 3:18 p.m.) LINCOLN – Subject to regulatory approvals, Twin River’s management group will buy the Newport Grand Casino. John E. Taylor Jr., chairman of...
HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS have surpassed activity through the first six months of fiscal 2015, according to the state Department of Revenue, based on collections of the meal and beverage tax, as well as the 1 percent local hotel tax. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

Restaurant, 1% hotel taxes post YTD, year-over-year gains in Dec.

PROVIDENCE – Meal and beverage tax collections from local restaurants totaled just under $1.77 million in December, an increase of 7.8 percent compared with...
WEB-BASED employment search firm Jobs in the U.S. based in Westbrook, Maine, has upgraded its Rhode Island site, www.jobsinri.com.

Firm upgrades R.I. job search website

PROVIDENCE - A web-based employment search firm based in Westbrook, Maine, has upgraded its Rhode Island site, the first of six New England states...

Leading ?a new ?path

Mary T. O'Sullivan helps people get past feeling "stuck" in their careers. In 2013, with life-changing family events proving a distraction, O'Sullivan, of South Kingstown,...
PUTTING IT TOGETHER: Lydia Teixeira and Ray Quinlan are co-owners of three growing sister companies: Hi-Tech Profiles Inc., Hi-Tech Machine and Fabrications and HTP Meds. Pictured above, from left, are: Hi-Tech Profiles General Manager Kevin Prue, machinist Mike Williams, Teixeira and Quinlan. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

A rising profile

Hi-Tech Profiles Inc., Hi-Tech Machine and Fabrications and HTP Meds are sister companies with a common success story, marked by clean manufacturing and steady...
DRIVING FORCE: Ann Marie Fillion, CPA and principal at BlumShapiro, started out as a staff accountant at Sullivan & Co. in Providence in 1982. She's thrived in the industry in part because of a desire to help smaller businesses and nonprofits alike. / PBN PHOTO/?MICHAEL SALERNO

The numbers add up

Ann Marie Fillion always had an affinity for both numbers and people — those two attributes have translated into a career that transcends the...
THE NEXT STEP: High school senior Cheikh Gaye works with College Visions adviser Gleyribel Rodriguez on filling out financial aid forms. College Visions has been chosen by Bank of America to receive a $200,000 grant spread out over the next two years. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Banks see lending key to region

The adage that giving comes back to the giver has proved itself in the banking world in Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts, say executives...
"Our long-term goal is to put ourselves out of business, but that is not likely to happen."

Five Questions With: Diana D. Burdett

Diana D. Burdett has been executive director of the Providence In-town Churches Association since 2003, overseeing five programs areas, grant-writing and case management. She...

Kohl’s Cares seeks nominees

Two weeks remain to nominate young volunteers for the Kohl’s Cares Scholarship Program. The nomination period, which began Jan. 30, ends March 13 for a...
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