13 school systems to receive food trucks via RIDE’s new ‘Menu...
PROVIDENCE – Thirteen local school systems will receive food trucks as part of the R.I. Department of Education’s new $1.6 million Menu for Success...
R.I. unemployment rate rises to 3.6% in November
CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.6% in November, up two-tenths of a percentage point from October, the R.I. Department of...
Johnson & Wales University launches beverage center
PROVIDENCE – Johnson & Wales University on Nov. 17 launched its new Center for Beverage Education & Innovation, which university officials hope will play...
To Savor: Finding perfect marriages
The holiday season is often one when we treat others and ourselves to special items – travel, food, dinners out and, of course, meaningful...
‘Wonky’ food program could save R.I. landfill
The rapid filling of the Central Landfill has been an important concern in Rhode Island for years and several steps have been taken to...
She’s built a business from ‘power in herbs’
Herbalist and community educator Mary Blue, owner and founder of Farmacy Herbs LLC, was barely out of high school when she realized she had...
Dining Out: A gilded holiday brunch
There’s nothing like seeing the spectacular Gilded Age houses of Newport in all their festive holiday finery, glittering with gold and sparkling with silver.
Throughout...
Gilbane Inc. changes the landscape on job sites and the community
PBN 2022 Diversity Equity & Inclusion Awards
Architecture/Construction/Design: Gilbane Inc.
Most of the meetings at Providence construction company Gilbane Inc. begin with what Chairman and...
United Natural Foods reports $66M profit in FY 2023 Q1
PROVIDENCE – United Natural Foods Inc. says it earned a $66 million profit in the quarter that ended Oct. 29, or $1.07 per diluted...
Five Questions With: Andrew Schiff
Andrew Schiff is the CEO of the Rhode Island Community Food Bank. The food bank recently released its annual Status Report on Hunger in...