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THE BUGABOO CREEK STEAKHOUSE UNIT, bought by the Charlie Brown's Acquisition Corp, in 2007, is seeking bankruptcy protection. /

Charlie Brown’s closes Warwick Bugaboo Creek, seeks bankruptcy

WILMINGTON, Del. - Bugaboo Creek Steak House owner Charlie Brown’s, which calls itself New Jersey’s biggest steakhouse chain, filed for bankruptcy protection, citing assets...
MooBella, a Taunton-based company, raised $9 million in its latest round of funding, the Boston Business Journal reported.  /

MooBella Inc. raises $9 million in funding

TAUNTON – MooBella Inc. raised $9 million in its latest funding round, according to the Boston Business Journal on Monday. MooBella previously raised $25...

Edaville Railroad for sale; price tag $10M

CARVER, Mass. – The Edaville Railroad, a popular seasonal attraction, is up for sale and could shut down if a buyer isn’t found in...

Society to dedicate Bellevue history trail

NEWPORT – The Bellevue Avenue History Trail, a series of 11 markers highlighting the history of the famed street, was set to be dedicated...
HEALTHY APPETITE: Gregory P. Stevens, foreground, owner of New York System, has not raised prices in four years. /

Survey: restaurants still challenged by economy; battle with rising food costs

For the third consecutive year owners and operators of most eateries in the United States see the economy as their greatest challenge, according to...

New restaurants pop up in Rhode Island; encouraging sign for economy...

Just in time for the holidays, a handful of new restaurants are about to open their doors around the state. They are new locations...
A TIM HORTONS EMPLOYEE fills a customer's order. The fourth largest publicly-traded restaurant chain in North America said Wednesday it will close all of its Providence and Hartford restaurants. /

Tim Hortons to close restaurants in Rhode Island and Connecticut

(Updated, 10 a.m.) OAKVILLE, Ontario – Tim Hortons announced Wednesday it will close all of its Providence and Hartford restaurants as well as two in...
PROVIDENCE BEAT BOSTON on a 'city face-off' between 'America's Favorite Cities,' as published by Travel + Leisure in November.  /

Providence beats Boston on Travel and Leisure’s favorite city face-off

PROVIDENCE – The Creative Capital beat Boston in 9 out of 10 categories on Travel + Leisure’s 2010 “America’s Favorite Cities” ranking when the...
STATE SEN. Leonidas Raptakis, D-Coventry, is sharply critical of a state plan to charge businesses for placing their logos on highway signs. /

Rhode Island DOT to charge businesses for new highway signs

(Updated, 1:30 p.m.) PROVIDENCE – Businesses looking to add their logos to the blue informational signs that dot the state’s highways will need to pay...

2010 a comeback year for Rhode Island hotels, according to lodging...

It’s what one local tourism expert calls the “comeback season.” The hotel business in Rhode Island in 2010 is bouncing back after a dismal 2009,...
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