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Lists: Rhode Island’s SBA Lenders

Ranked by amount of loans distributed: 1. Bank Rhode Island | Amount of loans: $6.6 million 2. Ocean State Business Development Authority | Amount of loans:...

Lists: Rhode Island’s Largest SBA Loans

Number of 7A loans distributed: 15 Number of 504 loans distributed: 10 SUBSCRIBERS: Click here to view the complete list. For information about participating in PBN’s Top Lists,...
Bruce Newbury

Rhode Island did Krispy Kreme doughnut rollout first

Krispy Kreme Inc. seems to be having a ­moment. A month ago, the food service world was reporting with breathless excitement about a collaboration that...

Would a 2nd medical school in R.I. be worth it?

Some state lawmakers are floating the idea of establishing a state medical school that would be a more-affordable alternative to Brown University and might ease persistent...

At RIC, Hope Scholarship is bringing about change

Ariel Polanco didn’t see many opportunities beyond high school as he was growing up, but his aspirations extended far beyond the Providence neighborhoods he...
CAPITAL IDEAS: 
Jennifer Ventriglia, seated, director of accounting for The Capital Good Fund, speaks with Chadria Major-Thomas, senior human resources manager, at the fund’s headquarters in Providence. 
PBN PHOTO/­MICHAEL SALERNO

14,000 loans later, Capital Good Fund still aiming to do good

Sherlie Martinez had just given birth to her daughter, but the single mother was struggling to keep up with her bills and was racking...
Bruce Newbury

Dining out: Much more than fun, games

“Eatertainment” is a term made up by restaurant industry writers to describe venues that combine pub-type food for grown-ups with arena and arcade games,...
THE NAVIGATORS: Marc B. Parlange, second from right, president of the University of Rhode Island, speaks during a discussion about the blue economy during Providence Business News’ 2024 Emerging Industries Summit on March 13. Also on the panel are, from left, Anthony Baro, managing principal of E2SOL LLC; Jeanine Boyle, CEO of Inspire Environmental Inc.; Jim Owens, principal at Nautilus Defense LLC; Nishita Roy-Pope, founder and CEO of Tribe Academy LLC; and Stephen Piper, lead client partner at the state of Rhode Island and IBM Consulting.   
PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

On blue economy, R.I. needs to stay the course

When offshore wind giant Orsted A/S established its Providence hub in 2020, it sent a clear signal to the broader ocean economy, says Jeanine...
CREDIT ­ISSUES: Spencer Blier, left, CEO and founder of Mammoth Inc., one of Rhode Island’s licensed cannabis cultivators, in his facility with one of the Mammoth technicians. Because the federal government has not legalized cannabis, banking services and credit card processing are difficult to come by for businesses in the industry. 
PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Credit card restrictions curbing cannabis sector

People’s Credit Union CEO and President Sean Daly says major credit card companies and financial institutions remain cautious about entering the legal cannabis industry,...
ALL ABOUT FUN: Allie Readyhough Shore, broker associate at Mott & Chace Sotheby’s International Realty, stands in a fully stocked game room in the basement of a home in South Kingstown. These types of amenities and much more are a big trend in high-end homes these days. 
PBN PHOTO/­MICHAEL SALERNO

Hotel amenities in high-end homes are reaching new heights

The residential real estate market has a case of “amenity creep,” a term historically used to describe the hotel and resort industry’s desire to...
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