Despite planning, weather may determine success
The projections look better than one might have expected: More than half of U.S. leisure travelers plan to take as many trips this year...
R.I. restaurants see glimpse of optimism
Restaurant owners and the state’s hospitality industry never take tourism dollars for granted. In Rhode Island, the entire state is a single destination.
As the...
Partnering to sell R.I. attractions
Fresh from a business trip to Maine, state tourism chief Mark Brodeur is pumped.
In Maine, Brodeur, the director of the R.I. Tourism Division at...
U.S. medical research to get $10.4 billion infusion
A record $10.4 billion infusion of taxpayer money for U.S. medical research this year may provide Theodora Hatziioannou with the staff and equipment needed...
Restored mill houses IYRS visitor center
NEWPORT – The International Yacht Restoration School will celebrate the official opening of a restored 1831 mill building on May 14 that will house...
Arcade interior tops PPS ’09 endangered properties
The interior of the soon-to-be-renovated Arcade tops Providence Preservation Society’s 2009 Most Endangered Properties survey.
The list, announced last week, also includes two historic theaters,...
This business dressed for success
When times are tough people dress up more, says Marc A. Streisand, president, owner and operator of Marc Allen Fine Clothiers at 200 South...
Six lessons from the recession to profit from
Paying attention to business is one of the major benefits of a recession. Ford figured it out. And so has Starbucks by bringing back...
Capital properties 1Q profit down from 2008
EAST PROVIDENCE – Capital Properties Inc. – owner of an East Providence natural gas terminal and much of the property that makes up Providence’s...
Task force will oversee stimulus-fund spending
BOSTON – Attorney General Martha Coakley last week announced the creation of STOP Fraud Task Force – the STimulus Oversight and Prevention of Fraud...
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