Tag: Asher Schofield
Retail cannabis applicants vent after ruling stalls an already ‘slow as...
On the edge of Providence’s Federal Hill and West End neighborhoods is a former industrial building still filled with old machinery and abandoned pallets.
It’s...
Holiday hiring headache: ’Tis the season of uncertainty in search for...
Boutique owner Karen Beebe spent weeks trying to hire just one extra person ahead of this year’s holiday shopping season.
For 19 years, Beebe’s shop,...
Fewer available jobs not easing R.I.’s retail hiring crunch
National data suggests it is not a job seeker’s market this holiday season, with layoffs and job freezes on the rise across the economy.
Retail...
She’s made it her business to show companies how to use...
Way back in the “digital Dark Ages” – 2005 to be exact– 14-year-old Sascha Roberts used to pass the time building a Myspace page...
Stores divided on pot shop zoning
A proposal to allow retail cannabis shops to open in more parts of Providence has business owners split over whether they’d welcome those businesses...
Providence business community still worried about bike lanes
It’s been more than a year since Providence installed a bike lane on South Water Street despite opposition from businesses, but it’s apparently done...
Price might be high for using online platforms
When Frog and Toad LLC launched in 2001, the owners of the gift shop didn’t see the need to create a website, let alone...
Businesses report smaller-than-usual weekend crowds, but strong sales
PROVIDENCE - After a difficult holiday season in 2020, small businesses are hoping to see sales begin to bounce back or exceed pre-pandemic norms...
New strategy to ease bike backlash is limited
Hoping to curb some of the resistance to bike lanes, street safety and cycling advocates are trying a different approach by offering a preview...
Catalyzing the big power of small business
(Editor’s note: This essay is part of PBN’s 35th anniversary publication, which can be viewed here.)
Five years ago, Jhonny Leyva, of Heroica Construction in Providence, was...
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