Hospitality & Tourism

Study: Airports add $2.1B to R.I. economy

Hospitality & Tourism 04/12/2007

WARWICK – Rhode Island’s commercial and general aviation airports generate $2.1 billion in economic activity each year, nearly $2 billion of which comes from...

The Procaccianti Group wants to build year-round attractions in Newport, such as an indoor water park. /

A Grand new vision for Newport

Hospitality & Tourism 04/07/2007

The Procaccianti Group last week unveiled plans for as much as $1.4 billion of development on 75 acres of Newport’s North End, including entertainment...

AS220, BankRI share pride in Dreyfus Hotel

Hospitality & Tourism 04/07/2007

After about two years of redevelopment efforts, the former Dreyfus Hotel downtown is almost ready to open as an ornate restaurant and pub, street-level...

Officials warn about ad on hand-washing posters

Hospitality & Tourism 04/07/2007

PROVIDENCE – A hand-washing signage advertisement from a company calling itself the Rhode Island Food Service Compliance Center is causing a stir in the...

THE NORTH END, as envisioned by TPG and TRO Jung | Brannen after the completion of the $1.4 billion private development. /

TPG unveils $1.4B ‘O2’ development plan <br>that begins with buying Newport...

Hospitality & Tourism 04/04/2007

NEWPORT – The Procaccianti Group, joined by business leaders and elected officials from Newport and Aquidneck Island, today announced the beginning of an entertainment/residential/commercial...

Steamship Historical Society hires director

Hospitality & Tourism 04/04/2007

EAST PROVIDENCE – Michigan native Matthew S. Schulte has been selected to serve as the Steamship Historical Society of America’s first executive director. His...

UMass study shows where N.E. gambled in 2006

Hospitality & Tourism 04/02/2007

Rhode Islanders spent $548 million last year “at southern New England’s four casino-style venues,” according to a report released today by the Center for...

THE NEW HOTEL, a Hampton Inn to be constructed at The Village at South County Commons, is to have 100 guest rooms. /

Washington Trust Co. financing $8.1M new hotel

Hospitality & Tourism 04/02/2007

The Washington Trust Co. Commercial Real Estate Group has provided Village Hotel Associates LLC with $8.1 million in financing to build a Hampton Inn...