Tag: David Dadekian
Five questions with Caroline Skuncik
Caroline Skuncik | Executive director, I-195 Redevelopment District Commission
1. Why doesn’t the I-195 district require affordable and workforce housing in residential developments? Increasing...
New campus amenities can recharge employees
With the completion of electrical systems at Citizens Financial Group Inc.’s campus in Johnston, work on the new buildings is now done, about a...
After school, he made travel his new career path
After graduating in 1997 from the Rhode Island School of Design, Michael Harris pursued a career that took him to luggage manufacturer and retailer...
Redefining the role of middleman in the textile market
Ocean State Innovations in Portsmouth is putting a modern spin on Rhode Island’s storied textile industry. Once a powerhouse, local textile companies today are...
R.I. Division of Purchases rejects Eat Drink RI food hub proposal
PROVIDENCE – Eat Drink RI LLC’s proposal to convert the former Shooters nightclub at 25 India Street to a central food market made up...
Providence’s neighborhoods in the spotlight with new online guides
On a sunny, June afternoon, two women stop to greet one another – one entering, one exiting Seven Stars Bakery on Hope Street, on...
Local food businesses excited for Eat Drink RI’s Central Market
After being named Whiskey Magazine’s 2017 American Craft Producer of the Year, Sons of Liberty Spirits Co. wants to expand its footprint from South...
Possibly another ‘60 days’ until Shooters site plans are submitted, says...
PROVIDENCE - While 60 percent of the design phase for the redevelopment of 25 India St. in Providence, the former Shooters nightclub property, has...
Five Questions With: David Dadekian
David Dadekian, the founder and owner of Eat Drink Rhode Island, is now organizing another food-focused venture, the West Park Food Hall in the Smith Hill neighborhood of...
Six years in, RIF innovation fellows’ impact unclear as they fight...
Six years ago, the Rhode Island Foundation announced it was accepting applications for something called an innovation fellowship. The program, funded by local philanthropists...