Warren grocery store brings organics to town
When grocer Ed Pearson learned recently that one of his customers was traveling to East Greenwich to buy a particular brand of gluten-free bread,...
From golf ball logos to a business
The way Tom Kellogg looks at it, he’s stuck. He figures that as recently as a couple of years ago, had he wanted to,...
Pawtucket draws growing cluster of antique shops
Pawtucket has gained a reputation of late for welcoming artists, with the idea that the creative economy can serve as a seed to growing...
Newport unfazed by O2 demise
A $1.4 billion investment isn’t something to scoff at. But despite The Procaccianti Group’s announcement last month that it would pull out of sweeping...
Tiverton farm project wins New Urbanism award
The design for the $14 million mixed-use artist community on the 200-acre Sandywood Farm has garnered a 2007 Charter Award from the Congress for...
Restaurant group goes ‘green’
If being “green” or environmentally responsible were a war that restaurants were preparing to wage, Newport Restaurant Group would be making plans for both...
Wharf finds its place on National Register
A 45,000-square-foot former coal processing plant on the Providence waterfront that developers Patrick and Gail Conley have turned into an artists’ hub has been...
BankNewport expands west to South County
Seven years ago, BankNewport expanded outside of Newport County for the first time in its 188-year history when it opened two branches, one in...
Governor sees more state job reductions in future
In proposing the state’s budget in February, Gov. Donald L. Carcieri conceded it was going be a difficult fiscal year. But what he didn’t...
Sixcia Devine
AGE: 31
POSITION: Providence Metro regional director, R.I. Small Business Development Center; President, HDSC LLC
RESIDENCE: Providence
LIFELONG AMBITION: Wouldn't say
FAVORITE BOOK: “Sofie’s World,” by Jostein Gaarder
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