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R.I. monthly unemployment climbs to 4.8% in March

CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in March was 4.8%, up from 4.7% in February, the R.I. Department of Labor and Training...
HASBRO INC. reported a profit of $385.6 million profit for 2024 following a loss of $1.49 billion a year prior. The improved bottom line as at least partially attributable to a drastic cut in costs and expenses. / COURTESY HASBRO INC.

Hasbro returns to profitability in 2024 after $1.5B loss a year...

PAWTUCKET – Hasbro Inc. on Thursday reported a $385.6 million profit for 2024 as it drastically cut costs and expenses, allowing the company to...
RICK SIMONE, pictured along Federal Hill in Providence in 2023, is president of the Federal Hill Commerce Association and managing director of the Rhode Island Small Business Coalition. He supports easing music and dancing restrictions at Providence restaurants. PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Music, dancing: Restaurant owners say they need a change in Providence

Providence City Council President Rachel M. Miller has put on hold a proposal to loosen music and dancing restrictions at restaurants citywide after some...
RHODE ISLAND’S seasonally adjusted unemployment in August was 4.6%, an increase of one-tenth of a percentage point from July, the R.I. Department of Labor and Training says. / AP FILE PHOTO/LYNNE SLADKY 

R.I. monthly unemployment edges upward to 4.6% in August

CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment in August was 4.6%, an increase of one-tenth of a percentage point from July, the R.I. Department...

Jack Russell, lead singer of band Great White and Station fire...

NEW YORK (AP) – Jack Russell, the lead singer of the bluesy '80s metal band Great White whose hits included "Once Bitten, Twice Shy"...

Hasbro reports $171M loss in Q3, cuts full-year revenue outlook

PAWTUCKET – Hasbro Inc. on Thursday reported a loss of $171 million in the third quarter of 2023, following a year-ago profit of $129.2...
WHAT WAS ORIGINALLY going to be called Topgolf Providence will now be TopGolf Rhode Island, Cranston Mayor Kenneth J. Hopkins announced Friday. / COURTESY CARPIONATO GROUP LLC

After pressure from Cranston mayor, Topgolf changes name of venue

PROVIDENCE – It's official, Topgolf Rhode Island is now coming to Cranston.  Cranston Mayor Kenneth J. Hopkins announced the news Friday just days after criticizing...

Erlich named CEO of Launch Entertainment

WARWICK – Craig Erlich, who most recently led the Friendly’s restaurant chain, has been named CEO of Launch Entertainment. Erlich will take over for Rob...
WAKANDA FOREVER: From left, Bryony Bouyer, Hasbro Inc.’s senior vice president of diversity and inclusion and multicultural strategy; Olga Lowe, manager of global brand development and marketing; Tayla Reo, product development manager; and Phil Johnston, senior creative writer, pose with arms crossed in a salute made famous in Marvel Entertainment LLC’s Universe’s “Black Panther” movie. 
PBN PHOTO/DAVID HANSEN

Equity is serious business for this toy company

PBN 2022 Diversity Equity & Inclusion Awards Entertainment: Hasbro Inc. WITH ITS STORIED, almost centurylong history, Pawtucket-based Hasbro Inc. is known as the corporate parent...
PAUL GARCIA, center, marketing director for TimeZone, and company graphic designer Sarah Mendes cerebrate the recent acquisition of an industrial building at 180 Mill St. in Cranston. The building, purchased by R1 Indoor Karting Inc. co-owner Mike Hezemans, will house TimeZone's headquarters. / COURTESY TIMEZONE

R1 Indoor Karting co-owner purchases Cranston industrial building to house TimeZone...

CRANSTON – A top executive from Lincoln-based R1 Indoor Karting Inc. has acquired a large industrial building on Mill Street, where part of the...
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