Vol. 41 No. 7 - Providence Business News

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Cover Story

ELECTION26: Gubernatorial race puts performance of R.I. Commerce in spotlight

07/31/2026

Government

Providence transit hub process getting attention from candidates

Focus

Newport’s slave trade memorial taking years to become reality

Spotlight

Entrepreneurship

Pop-up turned gift shop firmly standing on Hope

07/31/2026

Perusing the bright and colorful shelves of Rhody Craft LLC, it would be hard to imagine the desperate circumstances that catalyzed the Providence-based gift...

Something New

Entrepreneurship

Clothier advances pop-up concept into full brick-and-mortar operation in Newport

07/31/2026

A recent addition to Newport’s retail scene arrived on Spring Street with a splash. The grand opening of The Jee Spot in June, the first...

Focus

Horsley Witten completes plan to address stormwater runoff at RWP Zoo 

07/31/2026

Positioned along the border of Providence and Cranston sits the nation’s third-oldest zoo. Opened in 1872, the Roger Williams Park Zoo has undergone many expansion...

Newport’s slave trade memorial taking years to become reality

07/31/2026

It's Personal

Commentary

Abolish paper checks? Not going to happen anytime soon

07/31/2026

Germany is getting rid of paper checks at the end of 2027. Australia is bidding them farewell by 2030. U.S. President Donald Trump followed...

Food costs are high; will relief ever come?

07/31/2026

How to break bad habits for good

07/31/2026

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