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ASHLEY KALUS, top center, Republican gubernatorial candidate, shares her economic plan Thursday with local business officials at VR Industries Inc. in Warwick. / PBN PHOTO/JAMES BESSETTE

Kalus unveils plan to boost R.I. competitiveness

WARWICK – Referring to it as a “promise to working families,” Republican gubernatorial candidate Ashley Kalus on Thursday unveiled an economic plan for the...

Matouk rides wave of consumer interest

PBN Fastest Growing Companies 2022 3. $25 MILLION to $75 MILLION: John Matouk & Co. CEO (or equivalent): George Matouk Jr. 2021 revenue: $68.7 million 2019 revenue: $42.8...

Available Staffing Network’s growth attributed to strong investments in workforce

PBN Fastest Growing Companies 2022 2. $5 MILLION to $25 MILLION: Available Staffing Network LLC CEO (or equivalent): Danilo Reyes, founder and president 2021 revenue: $11 million 2019 revenue:...
THE UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS Dartmouth has received a $750,000 grant from the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center to connect students within the university’s Medical Laboratory Science program resources to further their careers in life sciences. / COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH

UMass Dartmouth receives $750K grant to grow life sciences opportunities

DARTMOUTH – The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth announced Monday that it received a $750,000 grant from the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center to connect students...
THE JOHN H. CHAFEE Center for International Business has received a $200,000 grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration to help support small business export growth within Rhode Island.

Chafee Center receives $200K from SBA to support small-business export growth

SMITHFIELD – The John H. Chafee Center for International Business at Bryant University became the beneficiary of a six-figure federal grant from the U.S....
A FEW RHODE ISLAND-BASED nonprofits have either begun, or are beginning to, accept cryptocurrency as a donation option. / AP FILE/KIN CHEUNG

Some R.I. nonprofits beginning to accept cryptocurrency donations

PROVIDENCE – Fundraising is a significant element to a nonprofit’s operations in order for the organizations to serve their respective communities. While organizations regularly...
BOB BURKE, back row at left, owner of Pot au Feu Restaurant in Providence, says that while local restaurants are back to being full after the COVID-19 pandemic impacted operations, the costs for restaurants to operate has risen due to inflation and supply chain problems. / COURTESY POT AU FEU

R.I. delegation urges SBA to provide financial assistance to still-struggling hospitality...

PROVIDENCE – The state’s congressional delegation is pushing the U.S. Small Business Administration to provide financial assistance to restaurants in both Rhode Island and...

New England Tech to launch new digital games institute

EAST GREENWICH – The New England Institute of Technology is set to power on a new initiative to help expand the digital game industry...

Chris Burch

2022 40 Under Forty Awards Chris Burch, 39 Vice president, Jade Manufacturing Co. How has COVID-19 changed your industry? How has it not? The most significant...

R.I. ranks No. 45 on CNBC’s state business rankings

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island ranks No. 45 among all states in CNBC’s “America’s Top States for Business 2022” rankings released Wednesday. The Ocean State was...
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