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FAMILY TRADITION: Rudi Hauser Jr., owner and president of Hauser Chocolatier in Westerly, in the company’s retail shop. Hauser bought the company in 2008 from his mother and his father, Ruedi Hauser Sr., who started the company in 1985 in Connecticut after emigrating from Switzerland.
PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Meet the Makers: Hausers keep family tradition of Swiss chocolate making...

(Editor’s note: This is the 31st installment in a monthly series highlighting some of the region’s unsung manufacturers that make products essential to the...

Community loses in SCH dispute

A long-running dispute over the management of South County Hospital is devolving into an unwinnable conflict with the community positioned as the biggest loser. The...
SHINING EXAMPLE: The shingle-style house known as Fowler’s Rocks in Jamestown, which includes a sweeping 6-acre yard on the east shoreline of the island, was the highest-priced house sale in Rhode Island in 2024 at $12.25 million. 
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THE HIGH-END REVIVAL: Sales of luxury homes rebound to record level...

Rhode Island’s real estate market was a big double-edged sword in 2024, and it’s not clear if that’s ­going to change anytime soon. After a...
FIRST OF A KIND: Ten years ago, this South Kingstown house on Teal Drive was the first in Rhode Island to be constructed to the Fortified building standard developed by the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety in 2010. There are bills in the state Senate and House to make funding available for more homes to be “hardened” against extreme weather. 
PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Fortified homes needed, but they’re not cheap

The 2,400-square-foot clapboard-covered home overlooking Green Hill Pond in South Kingstown didn’t look particularly extraordinary among the other houses along Teal Drive when it...
IMPACTFUL WORK: Tyrone Campbell is the owner and creative director of TyTy Works Inc., which offers video editing, animation, sound design and copy writing services to businesses.
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Everybody’s Business: ‘Once I was exposed, I was just infatuated’

(Editor’s note: This is the 55th installment in a monthly series speaking with minority business owners and leaders. Each will be asked their views...

Is purchasing nuclear power a good option?

With the development of offshore wind farms under attack by President Donald Trump’s administration, some Rhode Island legislators are now looking to help utility...

Better late than never on cannabis regs

Statewide expansion of recreational marijuana sales is finally nearing approval, three years after lawmakers approved retail sales in the state. The law allows the state...
WHERE IT’S AT: 
Betty Rambur, a University of Rhode Island nursing professor, says becoming a nurse practitioner is perfect for those looking for a big role in health care. 
PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

PRIMARY DUTIES: Nurse practitioners playing bigger role as doctors disappear

Erica Ogni’s workday starts early and is chock full, with as many as two dozen patients trooping through her exam room at South County...
TABLE GAMES: Tracey Beck, co-owner and chief operating officer of The Beck Cos., shows off a shuffleboard table and a pool table, both designed and built by Great American Recreation Equipment Inc., one of six companies under The Beck Cos. umbrella that produces its products at the manufacturer’s 85,000-square-foot facility in North Smithfield.
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Meet the Makers: Cross-training key to success of The Beck Cos.

(Editor’s note: This is the 30th installment in a monthly series highlighting some of the region’s unsung manufacturers that make products essential to the...
TOUGH TIME: Katharine Amaral, right, director of programs and community partnerships for the nonprofit Junior Achievement of Rhode Island Inc., speaks during Providence Business News’ 2025 Workforce Development Summit on Feb. 13. With her on the panel, from left, are Ara Millette, director of talent acquisition at Brown University Health; Amy Grzybowski, New England Institute of Technology vice president of workforce development and community relations; and Nora Crowley, R.I. Department of Labor and Training deputy director. 
PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

PBN summit: Workforce challenges coming at federal, state levels

It’s a challenging time for people charged with developing the workforce of the future for Rhode Island. Not only are state agencies and nonprofits nationwide...
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