Everybody’s Business: A partnership formed from common connection
(Editor’s note: This is the 41st installment in a monthly series speaking with minority business owners and leaders. Each will be asked their views...
Real estate industry ready for some rate cuts
While many real estate agents are dream sellers, Gina Lalli, senior loan officer at Shamrock Home Loans in Newport, often has to give buyers...
Five Questions With: Fara Warner
5Q: Fara Warner | Executive director, University of Rhode Island Metcalf Institute
1. What are your priorities for the Metcalf Institute as its new...
Despite efforts, homeless shelters aren’t enough, observers say
As winter weather sets in, Rhode Island is ramping up its efforts to provide emergency shelter space. But while these short-term facilities serve an...
She’s answering call for many more nannies
If dealing with COVID-19 wasn’t stressful enough for parents of young kids, finding reliable child care during the pandemic was enough to give them...
2024 forecast: R.I.’s unemployment – ‘nowhere to go but up’
During the COVID-19 pandemic, University of Rhode Island economist Leonard Lardaro says he noticed businesses in the South County region of the state posting...
City on right track with tax burden shifts
No one likes to see increased taxes but kudos to Providence city leaders for at least trying to raise them in the right places...
Remember to give back
Norlan Olivo | The Salon general manager
For me, a big part of becoming general manager of The Salon was being able to contribute to...
Pivot from print to digital a Bad-Adz move that’s paying off
When Bad-Adz founder and President Joel Albrizio started his marketing business in the late 1970s, the heights of modern-day digital marketing were still largely...
New shop fills a void in local cycling market
Vintage Cycles & More is filling gaps in the bike market, says owner Matthew LaCroix.
The shop offers a broad range of services but specializes...
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