Monday, September 9, 2024

TOPICS

Home Industries Hospitality & Tourism

Hospitality & Tourism

Providence ramping up for PVDFest’s downtown return

PROVIDENCE – After months of preparation, city officials, organizers and some local artists on Wednesday expressed their excitement for this year's PVDFest with Mayor...

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...

Travelers are getting a head start on the Labor Day weekend

Airports, highways, beaches and theme parks are expected to be packed across the U.S. this Labor Day weekend as a lot Americans mark the...
RHODE ISLAND T.F. Green International Airport is among 20 airports nominated as “Best Small Airport” for USA Today’s 10Best Readers’ Choice 2024 awards. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

T.F. Green earns USA Today ‘Best Small Airport’ readers’ choice award...

WARWICK – Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport on Monday was among 20 airports nominated as “Best Small Airport” for USA Today’s 10 Best...

Recreational cannabis tax collections uneven across state, tax data shows

PROVIDENCE – In a city or town with only one store licensed to sell recreational cannabis, the financial performance of that dispensary can boost...
AN ADVERTISEMENT for the store owned and operated by Black businesswoman Eleanor Morey on Westminster Street in downtown Providence, starting in the 1860s. / COURTESY STAGES OF FREEDOM

African American museum telling history of R.I. Black businesses

PROVIDENCE – From salons and funeral homes to catering and transportation companies, Black businesses in Rhode Island have a long – and often forgotten...
JACKPOT: Craig Eaton, president of Rhode Island operations for Bally’s Corp., has worked to bring table games to the state, and introduced iGaming, making Rhode Island only the eighth state in the nation to offer it.
PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Craig Eaton

PBN Leaders & Achievers 2024 Awards Craig Eaton | Bally’s Corp. | Rhode Island operations president AN ATTORNEY BY TRADE, Craig Eaton is proud of...
TIDEWATER LANDING STADIUM, future home of Rhode Island FC in Pawtucket, remains under construction and set to open in the spring of 2025. The soccer club has chosen Cleveland-based firm The Superlative Group to seek out companies for naming rights to the stadium. / COURTESY RHODE ISLAND FC

Rhode Island FC hires firm to seek naming rights for Tidewater...

PAWTUCKET – Rhode Island FC and the Tidewater Landing stadium’s management team are partnering with a Cleveland-based sponsorship valuation consulting firm to help find...
ICE POPS: Emma Andy and Bobby Welch hold some of the frozen treats available at their Blocksicle LLC ice-pop shop on Block Island.
PBN PHOTO/K. CURTIS

Block Island ice-pop shop offers variety of colorful frozen treats

Chances are that anyone who steps off the Block Island Ferry will be greeted with the vibrant colors of Blocksicle’s frozen treats. Located within the...
GOOD READING: Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island employees volunteer at Reach Out & Read Rhode Island’s Read and Romp event at the Roger Williams Park Carousel in Providence. 
COURTESY NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH PLAN OF RHODE ISLAND

Benefits the gifts that keep on giving at Neighborhood Health Plan...

PBN Healthiest Employers Awards 2024 500-1,499 EMPLOYEES #1. Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island CEO (or equivalent): Peter Marino, CEO and president Number of employees: 668 WELLNESS WORKS...
- Featured Event -

Latest News