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In hospitality sector: ‘The No. 1 issue now … is the...

PROVIDENCE – With a consensus forecast that the probability of a recession in the next 12 months is more probable than not, hospitality industry...
Bruce Newbury

Restaurants at a tipping point

While still relatively uncommon, more restaurants are adding service fees to customers’ bills, according to Square’s Summer Quarterly Restaurant Report, which examines the state...
RHODE ISLAND cannabis regulators have moved slowly to enact regulations and issue licenses for the retail cannabis industry in the state, which has upset some of the players involved. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

R.I. cannabis agency plodding ahead as counterpart in Mass. in chaos

The state of recreational cannabis in Rhode Island has been in a peculiar grey area for months, with regulations that will govern the multimillion-dollar...
THE PROVIDENCE PUBLIC School District board on Wednesday unanimously voted to recommend the R.I. Department of Education to end the state intervention of the district by the end of the 2024-25 academic year. / SCREENSHOT VIA YOUTUBE.COM

Providence school board wants state intervention to end. But will it?

PROVIDENCE – The Providence Public School District board made clear Wednesday night that the city’s schools should be brought back under local control. However,...

Neronha drops motion to hold Prospect in contempt of court ruling

PROVIDENCE – Prospect Medical Holdings can cross one thing off its list of legal and financial woes. Brian Hodge and Timothy Rondeau, spokespeople for R.I....
Donald Nokes

Tips to avoid the help-desk woes

For businesses that rely on information technology help-desk support to keep day-to-day operations running smoothly and to keep networks secure, it’s vital to know...
WILL A NEW LAW in Massachusetts mandating that certain employers disclose salary ranges in job posting force Rhode Island employers to take similar steps in order to compete in the job market? / PBN FILE PHOTO/NICOLE DOTZENROD

Salary-disclosure law in Mass. may have some fallout in R.I.

A Massachusetts law set to take effect next year requiring some employers to disclose salary ranges when posting job openings may have collateral repercussions...
Jason Albuquerque

Cyber Sessions: CrowdStrike incident serves as a wake-up call

(Editor’s note: This is the 24th installment of a monthly column on the growing number of cyberthreats facing businesses of all sizes and what...
BROWN UNIVERSITY, pictured, Rhode Island School of Design and Providence College were named among College Raptor's annual "Best Colleges" lists. / AP FILE PHOTO/STEVEN SENNE

Brown, RISD, PC named among College Raptor’s annual Best Colleges

PROVIDENCE – Three Rhode Island-based colleges were ranked among the top higher education institutions in the U.S. by College Raptor, a subsidiary of Citizens...

Market Basket owner buys Seekonk movie theater property

SEEKONK – DeMoulas Super Markets Inc., the operator of Market Basket supermarkets, has purchased the Commerce Way property currently occupied by Showcase Cinemas Seekonk...
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