Retail sales proving immune to virus
Braving long lines, freezing temperatures and swarms of shoppers for the sake of holiday shopping holds even less appeal than usual in the midst...
The wide computer science divide among races
When it comes to the digital divide, often the focus is on how lack of internet service and basic technology will hurt students’ academic...
PBN to host 21st Century Business Forum; Steve Forbes first guest
PROVIDENCE – Providence Business News will host the “21st Century Business Forum,” a free monthly webcast featuring executives, entrepreneurs, thought leaders and business experts...
A few simple ‘asks’ for small businesses
As the owner of a Providence restaurant, The District, I can say that this has been a year unlike any other. As we continue...
Follow state on holiday gatherings
The number 300,000 almost jumps out of the recent Associated Press story on the results of a study on the role a two-day biotech...
North Attleboro man charged with distributing steroids, money laundering
PROVIDENCE – David M. Esser, 47, of North Attleboro, has been arrested and charged with conspiring to distribute anabolic steroids and money laundering, U.S....
Clients adding up quickly for Mavenly Consultants
Elaine Dickson grew up wanting to be a journalist. But when her family immigrated to the U.S. from Jamaica just before she started college,...
Clements receives Sister Ann Keefe Award from Nonviolence Institute
What was your reaction to being selected as the recipient of this year’s Sister Ann Keefe Award?
I had known and worked alongside of Sister...
A crucial crossroads for R.I.’s hospitals
Rhode Island’s health care system is on the cusp of unprecedented changes in 2021.
COVID-19 buffeted the financial health of the state’s not-for-profit hospitals. Care...
Former Mattiello aide Britt acquitted of money-laundering charges, violating campaign-finance laws
PROVIDENCE – Jeffrey Britt, the former aide to House Speaker Nicholas A. Mattiello, was acquitted Dec. 16 by R.I. Superior Court Judge Daniel Procaccini...