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Did the state and Pawtucket make a mistake in helping finance...

A controversial Pawtucket soccer stadium is facing financial headwinds after the city recently decided to delay issuing public bonds needed to help pay for...

R.I. unemployment stays at 3.1% in February; 1,900 jobs added

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in February was 3.1%, unchanged from last month, but the state added 1,900 jobs, the R.I....

PVD Fest returning in September

PROVIDENCE – Mayor Brett P. Smiley announced Wednesday that PVD Fest, the free annual outdoor arts festival, will be held Sept. 8-10. Billed as the...
PLANS SUBMITTED to the Capital Center Commission by Fogo de Chão show the restaurant plans to provide about 50 outdoor seats along Francis Street at Providence Place mall. / FOGO DE CHAO RENDERING

Brazilian steakhouse to fill long-empty Providence Place storefront on Francis St.

PROVIDENCE – A Texas-based Brazilian steakhouse chain is preparing to open its first Rhode Island location in a prominent street-level space at Providence Place...
TABLE TALK: Anika Kimble-Huntley, second from left, chief marketing officer at R.I. Commerce Corp., confers with her staff at the R.I. Commerce headquarters in Providence. The staff includes, from left, Mark Brodeur, director of international and domestic group sales; Lindsay Russell, deputy director of communications and stakeholder engagement; and Robin Erickson, domestic tourism and marketing operations director.
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

ATTRACTION STRATEGY: R.I.’s chief tourism marketer setting plan to entice visitors...

With the start of the peak tourism season approaching, Anika Kimble-Huntley is eyeing the billions of ­dollars that potential visitors to Rhode Island could...
DIVERSION: Walkers heading south on the Newport Cliff Walk are stopped at Narragansett Avenue by fencing because part of the historic walk collapsed about a year ago. Visitors are required to detour through a nearby neighborhood to reconnect with the path farther south. 
PBN PHOTO/DAVID HANSEN

Is fixing Newport’s Cliff Walk a wise investment?

Just over a year ago, the collapse of an approximately 20-foot portion of the Newport Cliff Walk raised alarm throughout the state. Damage to Newport’s...
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David Burke’s newest restaurant to feature steak and seafood at the...

It had been quite some time since I had attended a restaurant opening, so it was a pleasure to attend the grand opening of...
BIG DRAW: The Ocean Race is coming back to Newport for a week in May. More than 100,000 people visited the race village in Newport in 2015, pictured above, and again in 2018. 
COURTESY OCEAN RACE/MARC BOW

With recession looming, think big on tourism

This is a big year for Rhode Island tourism, starting with the impending release of the first major statewide campaign since 2017. Rhode Island tourism...

Should residents get to weigh in on Rhode Island’s next statewide...

R.I. Commerce Corp. is working on a new statewide tourism campaign and has narrowed its list of pitch options to two. Chief Marketing Officer Anika...

R.I. unemployment rate dips slightly to 3.1% in January

CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment in January was 3.1%, one-tenth of a percentage point less than December, the R.I. Department of Labor...
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