KVH posts 10-fold increase in 4Q profit
MIDDLETOWN – For the year ended Dec. 31, KVH Industries Inc. (Nasdaq: KVHI) today reported its profit fell 32.0 percent to $2.50 million, from...
Gansett to host cruise-ship guests under deal with DNE
NEWPORT – Captain Jeff O’Brien and his Gansett Cruises will be teaming up with Destination New England this fall to offer mansion and harbor...
New Boston kick-starts $250K Seabee museum drive
PROVIDENCE – A $70,000 challenge grant from New Boston Development Partners LLC, the developer of the Gateway at Quonset Point, today helped launch the...
Cupid’s arrows guide even table selection
According to the National Restaurant Association, Valentine’s Day is the second most popular day of the year to dine out (Mother’s Day is No....
Broad Street makeover a civic tourism endeavor
The Blackstone Valley Tourism Council and the mayors of Central Falls, Cumberland and Pawtucket plan this month to announce a Broad Street Regeneration Initiative...
Ch. 12 in tentative $30M civil settlement in Station fire
PROVIDENCE – The insurers for WPRI-TV Channel 12 and cameraman Brian Butler have reached a tentative $30 million settlement with victims of the...
Casinos helping to grow employment
Foxwoods Resort Casino is under a tight deadline, but casino executive Jason Guyot isn’t sweating it.
By May, Foxwoods needs to hire 2,000 employees for...
Spa Vuré owner spreads love to clients and staff
This is the eighth in a series of 12 PBN articles focusing on the backgrounds, challenges and successes of some of the area’s most...
Providence among ‘most miserable cities’
NEW YORK – Providence is No. 10 in Forbes magazine’s first ranking of “America’s Most Miserable Cities.” A new Misery Measure, developed by the...
OSHA seeks $192,000 in fines at Attleboro plant
ATTLEBORO – The Mantrose-Haeuser Co. Inc. faces proposed fines of $192,000 for 29 violations of health and safety standards at its Attleboro plant, according...
