Tag: Focus
R.I. in need of lab space even as demand drops
Just outside of downtown Providence, life sciences startup Research Instruments Corp. is developing a technology that Chief Business Officer Keith Bisogno calls the “replacement...
Funding tough to access for women, minorities
Throughout her more than 30 years as a Rhode Island-based entrepreneur and innovator, Annette Tonti has started multiple businesses and raised tens of millions...
PR effort raising profile of local fish on menus
More Rhode Island restaurants and fish markets are taking part in an effort to promote fresh, locally caught seafood than three years ago, according...
Restaurants preparing for ban on Styrofoam containers
On one of his rare days off last summer, Scott Kirmil, owner of six Rhode Island eateries, with plans for a seventh, was sitting...
Real estate industry ready for some rate cuts
While many real estate agents are dream sellers, Gina Lalli, senior loan officer at Shamrock Home Loans in Newport, often has to give buyers...
2024 forecast: R.I.’s unemployment – ‘nowhere to go but up’
During the COVID-19 pandemic, University of Rhode Island economist Leonard Lardaro says he noticed businesses in the South County region of the state posting...
R.I. firm’s tech will soon help doctors nationwide
The rise of telemedicine is increasing the demand for doctors to provide care across state borders, and virtual health care allows doctors to reach...
Trip to dentist on Block Island? Boat no longer needed
For years, many Block Island residents without private insurance had to go through a tedious process if they needed a dental checkup.
This usually involved...
Despite failures, landlords still see future in coworking spaces
The recent bankruptcy filing by national coworking space operator WeWork Inc. – once valued at $47 billion before its estimated worth plummeted to $360.9...
Fear grows about reduced ability to access capital
When Bacary Diatta moved from Senegal to the United States in 2018, he knew he wanted to start a business that would add value...
