Hughes elected chair of the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce
PROVIDENCE – Community College of Rhode Island President Meghan L. Hughes has been elected as chair of the board of directors for the Greater...
Fight for your culture
Michael Falvey | Falvey Insurance Group CEO and president
Socialization is an integral part of the Falvey Insurance Group culture. However, when we were sent...
Providence, DesignxRI open 6th annual design business grant program
PROVIDENCE – The city of Providence is once again teaming up with DesignxRI to offer grants and other resources to Providence design-focused small businesses.
Major...
R.I. business coalition awarded $1M SBA grant for ‘disadvantaged’ small-business support
PROVIDENCE – Services for Rhode Island minority and women-owned small businesses are slated to get a major boost thanks to a $1 million grant...
At Quonset port, supply chain problems of a different kind
Major ports around the country are jammed with ships carrying products and materials waiting to be delivered to their final destinations, but Rhode Island’s...
Know your finances
Betty Galligan | Newberry Public Relations and Marketing Inc. founder and president
No one taught me how to run my business. I had to figure...
Develop a response plan
Diane C. Fournaris | R.I. Small Business Development Center state director
Like the small-business owners we counsel, the R.I. Small Business Development Center prepared as...
Magaziner honors Rhode Island Black Business Association
LISA RANGLIN is president of the Rhode Island Black Business Association, a Providence-based nonprofit that advances business opportunities of Black-owned and minority businesses in...
City zoning board denies exemption for Providence asphalt company’s waterfront operations
PROVIDENCE – City zoning regulators were unconvinced that allowing a Providence asphalt company to continue illegal use of a section of city waterfront along...
City zoning board to decide if asphalt paving company can continue...
PROVIDENCE – You don’t need waterfront access to make asphalt.
Yet for the last three years, a Providence paving contractor has rented a section of...

















