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Wages up, jobs not so muchJob growth in Providence County from the third quarter of 2015 to the third quarter of 2016 was weak, ranking near the bottom of the 344 largest U.S. counties. But for those who were working, growth in the average weekly wage was robust. / Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

An either/or situation?

Is it better to see wages go up or see more jobs created? It's a question that many in Rhode Island could be asking...
FRESH PERSPECTIVE: Newport Film Tour owner Tammy Fasano, front seat, shows movie scenes to customers before taking them to the actual locations where the scenes were filmed in Newport. / PBN PHOTO/KATE WHITNEY LUCEY

Newport film sets explored

The natural beauty of Newport and its historical structures have reappeared many times as movie settings, becoming the Jay Gatsby mansion of "The Great...
274 Main St. (1970)PROPERTY OWNER: City of Pawtucket City Parking GarageTENANT: City of Pawtucket Parking Garage

Who Owns The Block?

Research and Photography: Providence Business News/Nicole Dotzenrod; Map: PBN/Lisa Lagreca
ELECTRIC EYE: A series of numbers and symbols on a board depict a real-time simulation of the region's power grid. The board tells ISO New England how much electricity is needed versus how much is being produced across New England. The independent nonprofit, based in Holyoke, Mass., oversees day-to-day operations of the region's bulk power system. / COURTESY ISO NEW ENGLAND

Proposed Burrillville power plant sparks fight over region’s energy future

Superimposed on a tennis court-sized board at ISO New England is a real-time simulation of the region’s power grid. Roughly 350 generators across the...
STORIED HISTORY: Providence's "Wedding Cake House," once home to A. & L. Tirocchi, a design and dressmaking company run by Anna Tirocchi and Laura Tirocchi Cella in 1915, continues its tradition of hosting women-run businesses. It has been purchased by the Dirt Palace, a feminist arts-based organization. / PBN PHOTO/STEPHANIE ALVAREZ EWENS

Arts to fill next chapter for historic ‘Wedding Cake House’

Any 150-year-old building still standing is bound to have a storied history, and the Kendrick-Prentice-Tirocchi House, locally known as the "Wedding Cake House" in...

For relief, city must reform itself

As Providence looks to the General Assembly for more financial support, it's important to set a few ground rules. Yes, the Capital City has an...
Michael Giuttari is deeply immersed in commercial real estate. In addition to being founder and president of MG Commercial Real Estate, Giuttari is president-elect of the New England Society of Industrial and Office Realtors board of directors, as well as a five-term president of the Rhode Island Commercial Board of Realtors. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Independent and connected

As with any business, the members of my staff spend a lot of time together during any given week, so much that they become...
MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE: The region’s power grid is a complex web of supply and demand factors. Operator ISO New England monitors present and future electricity generation and delivery systems, and believes that future power plant retirements will require new capacity to come online in New England.  / COURTESY ISO NEW ENGLAND

Opposition to Burrillville plant could short-circuit R.I.’s future

When Chicago-based Invenergy LLC proposed building a natural gas-fired power plant in Burrillville in the summer of 2015, Gov. Gina M. Raimondo and many...

‘Adventures at Sea’ focus of Whaling Museum lecture series

NEW BEDFORD – The theme of the 27th annual New Bedford Whaling Museum Sailors’ Series will be “Adventures at Sea: Local Mariners Take to...
ONE-STOP SHOP: Susan Gale, founder and publisher of Rhode Island Parent Magazine, started the free publication two years ago to provide a "one-stop shop for parenting" in the Ocean State. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Parents’ go-to R.I. mag

When Susan Gale's children were growing up, she found it difficult to find comprehensive, local information for parents. Whether it be summer camps, or children-oriented...
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