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Five Questions With: Kevin Nerney
Kevin Nerney | Executive director, Rhode Island Developmental Disabilities Council
1. Briefly explain how the RIDDC has helped the developmental disabilities community succeed on...
Brides, grooms, local wedding industry anguished
May 15 was supposed to be their date. Becky Regan and fiancé Jason Techok settled on that date almost a year ago, one of...
Just in time for the holidays: Local retailers taking on e-tailers
Experts say more people than ever will be shopping for holiday gifts online this year, but many brick-and-mortar store owners are no longer fretting...
When local retailers do well, so does rest of the state
The National Retail Federation is projecting another strong holiday shopping season, with retail sales up between 3.8% and 4.2% over 2018. Many local communities...
Will you make a point to shop local during the holiday...
The holiday shopping season is underway. One of the signature local kickoff events, Small Business Saturday Shop RI, will be held Nov. 30 at...
Panelists at PBN Cybersecurity Summit say employees are liability regarding cybersecurity
WARWICK – A company’s best asset, its own employees, can be its worst enemy when it comes to cybersecurity and employees being properly trained...
Deadline to apply to PBN Business Excellence Awards approaches
PROVIDENCE – The deadline to apply for PBN’s Business Excellence Awards program is Sept. 18.
Awardees will be honored for leadership, community service and general...
Small Business Saturday Shop RI returns Nov. 30
WARWICK – For the third consecutive year, Rhode Island merchants will be able to showcase their wares during Small Business Saturday Shop RI, set...
Editor’s Choice: Poe and the athenaeum
EDITOR’S CHOICE
Poe and the athenaeum THE PROVIDENCE ATHENAEUM will host a fundraiser, titled “A Midnight Dreary.” The event, themed around Edgar Allen Poe...
Marketing and sailing rewards, but departures too in 2018
R.I. Commerce Corp. last year unveiled a much-anticipated statewide tourism marketing campaign that included an updated website and digital ad initiative.
Both centered on what...