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SUMMER RETREAT: Families have been traveling to Block Island as a summer retreat for generations, helping ensure steady business at the island’s 35 hotels and its beaches. Revenue from the state’s hotel tax is a major source of income for the island, generating $2.97 million between fiscal years 2007 and 2017. / PBN PHOTO/K. CURTIS

Kimble-Huntley sees tourism opportunity in ‘customizable experiences’

Art & Culture 07/29/2022

PROVIDENCE – Anika Kimble-Huntley, chief marketing officer at R.I. Commerce Corp., sees signs of a tourism bounce back in the Ocean State despite ongoing...

R.I. hotels working out the kinks during peak ‘revenge travel’

Hospitality & Tourism 07/20/2022

PROVIDENCE – Tourism in Rhode Island is living up to previous year’s projections when it comes to recovery, but not without challenges, especially in...

Randy Cohen, vice president of research and policy at Americans for the Arts speaks to gathered members of the Providence nonprofit community./ PBN PHOTO / EMILY GOWDEY-BACKUS

Study: Providence has among nation’s most robust arts/culture sectors

Economic Activity 07/18/2017

Updated at 3:26 p.m. PROVIDENCE – A group of 50 members of the local nonprofit community converged on the Providence Public Library Tuesday to hear...

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