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What’s R.I.’s return on trade mission to Dominican Republic?

Print Featured 09/01/2023

Leading up to his first economic trade mission since taking office, Gov. Daniel J. McKee touted the trip to the Dominican Republic as a...

Meet the new guard: Whelan’s presidency brings Wheaton ‘full circle’

Print Featured 09/01/2023

When Michaele Whelan became Wheaton College president in January 2022, it brought the Norton-based liberal arts college back to its roots in a way. The...

The A.I. angst: Businesses, workers grapple with navigating uncharted tech territory

Print Featured 08/18/2023

For most of the 10 years she has operated TIB Creative Studio LLC in Providence, graphic designer Theresa Barzyk has relied on a low-tech...

MULTISTEP PROCESS: ChemArt President David Marquis, standing above the Lincoln manufacturer’s factory floor, says the process to create the company’s popular Christmas ornaments, which number more than 1 million orders annually, involves designing, etching, digital, as well as screen printing and plating aspects.

Signature Christmas ornaments still enticing collectors over 40 years later

Print Featured 08/18/2023

(Editor’s note: This is the 12th installment in a monthly series highlighting some of the region’s unsung manufacturers that make products essential to the...

A split over Alviti’s actions at RIPTA

Print Featured 08/18/2023

Following R.I. Department of Transportation Director Peter Alviti’s controversial appointment as the R.I. Public Transit Authority’s board chairman, transit advocates are divided on whether...

ON GUARD: Becky and Tim Clark, owners of The Beachead restaurant on Block Island, say business hasn’t been quite as robust so far this summer.  PBN PHOTO/ K. CURTIS

R.I. tourism stays local: Regional campaigns lead the way this summer

Print Featured 08/04/2023

Just days before the start of the high season in Newport in early July, local tourism officials gathered to talk status and strategy. At the...

ALL-SPANISH STATIONS: Tony Mendez, background, owner of Poder 1110 AM and Power 102.1 FM, the longest-serving Hispanic radio stations in Rhode Island, speaks with Zoilo Garcia, program director and morning show host. PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Everybody’s Business: Giving Latino community a voice on radio

Print Featured 08/04/2023

(Editor’s note: This is the 36th installment in a monthly series speaking with minority business owners and leaders. Each will be asked for their...

THE TAX BREAKS the city of Providence has given developer Arnold "Buff" Chace Jr. and entities controlled by Chace have prompted the City Council to hire legal help in potentially undoing that deal. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Could fighting tax deal prove costly for Providence?

Print Featured 08/04/2023

The Providence City Council’s recent move to pursue legal action against a local developer’s tax deal may help the city recoup revenue from previously...