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CUPBOARD WORK: Brady Parker, director of client services for East Providence-based Parker Construction, works on one of the residences the company maintains in Rhode Island. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Caring for large estates is a year-round job

Entrepreneurship February 9, 2018 6:29 am

Behind every exceptional estate in Rhode Island is a cadre of largely unseen professionals who make sure the house and grounds keep looking like...

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STEEP DROP: Robert Toth, owner of bowling centers Old Mountain Lanes in South Kingstown and Walnut Hill Bowl in Woonsocket, says he saw a $968,720 decline in revenue for March, April and May at the centers as a result of being closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. / PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

STARTING BLOCKED: Indoor rec businesses argue they should have opened a...

July 3, 2020 4:00 am

Larry Girouard has more than 50 years of experience in manufacturing. He founded The Business Avionix Co., a business consultancy, in 2001, focusing on strategic planning, culture change and process optimization. / PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

Empower workers to boost value

July 3, 2020 2:57 am

SPOT-CHECKED: Green Ink’s boutique in North Kingstown has been visited twice by state officials to ensure the business is following pandemic guidelines, according to owner Bethany Mazza. Green Ink’s other location, in Providence, also has been checked twice. / PBN FILE PHOTO/DAVID LEVESQUE

R.I. rethinks ‘light touch’ in enforcing reopening protocols

July 3, 2020 2:48 am

LABOR INTENSIVE: Nick Mattiello, general manager of catering and event company Pranzi Inc., packs sandwiches into boxes for corporate clients. He says the boxed lunches require more work and time to put together than traditional sandwich platters. / PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Pandemic turns up heat on R.I. caterers

July 3, 2020 2:12 am

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To Savor: Rosé will have you thinking pink

July 3, 2020 2:07 am

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STEEP DROP: Robert Toth, owner of bowling centers Old Mountain Lanes in South Kingstown and Walnut Hill Bowl in Woonsocket, says he saw a $968,720 decline in revenue for March, April and May at the centers as a result of being closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. / PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

STARTING BLOCKED: Indoor rec businesses argue they should have opened a...

July 3, 2020 4:00 am

City’s fiscal woes just got much worse

July 3, 2020 2:03 am

Providence launches $1M eviction-assistance program

July 3, 2020 12:25 am