RI’s life sciences hub: RI Bio
Innovative Companies 2026 Awards
INNOVATIVE COLLABORATION: RI Bio
RI Bio does not make a product. The Providence trade association instead knits together Rhode Island’s sprawling...
Breath test spots kidney risk: Trace Sensing Technologies
Innovative Companies 2026 Awards
BIOTECH/LIFE SCIENCES: Trace Sensing Technologies
Trace Sensing Technologies, a Providence-based medical technology company, has developed a diagnostic tool that could make detecting...
Pet Pawlor dog groomers offer style, comfort
Pet Pawlor, a new dog-grooming salon on Aquidneck Avenue, has opened in Middletown, offering grooming services for dogs of all sizes and temperaments.
The business...
R.I.’s cannabis reset proving costly
For Rhode Island businesses that spent years preparing to enter the state’s expanding adult-use cannabis market, the licensing process has become a costly reset.
The...
Baker’s mobile cookie service a hit
For Jennifer “Jenny” McCabe, Cookie Chow started with a chocolate chip cookie, a little experimentation and a lot of time at home during the...
Cost pressure, labor crunch still weigh on hospitality despite consumer spending
WARWICK – Rhode Island hospitality businesses should not expect significant relief from elevated costs and labor crunches next year, even as consumers continue to...
‘It’s a statewide celebration of ideas’: R.I. Startup Week returns Sept....
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island Startup Week returns to the Ocean State for the fifth straight year beginning Sept. 18.
This year’s event features more than 60 events through Sept. 25...
Everybody’s Business: Cafe S.O.U.L. nourishes creative spirit, community
(Editor’s note: This is the 73rd installment in a monthly series speaking with minority business owners and leaders. Each will be asked their views...
Curio sees steady sales since launching in 2020
Jay Almeida is in the estate sale business, which means he’s in the business of getting people to like him.
“If they don’t like you,...
Bowley is connecting mothers with doulas to have successful births
Melissa Bowley took a roundabout journey to become the founder and CEO of doula service Flourish Collective Inc., doing business as Flourish Care, which...
