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SURPRISING JOURNEY: Tri-Force MMA owner Peter Jeffrey went to school to study music and never imagined owning a mixed martial arts gym, but he started training in MMA because he “needed something physical to do” and eventually started a gym so he could train in various disciplines to be a professional fighter all in one place, then at the request of friends and fellow fighters he began holding classes and now owns the largest MMA gym in Rhode Island. PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELY

Jeffrey turns passion for mixed martial arts into successful business

Entrepreneurship 03/14/2025

When Peter Jeffrey started the Tri-Force MMA gym in Pawtucket in 2009, the financial security of mixed martial arts was not something to rest...

Tom Brady to join Fox Sports when playing career ends

News Story 05/10/2022

NEW YORK (AP) – Seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady will join Fox Sports as its lead football analyst once his playing career ends,...

Execs: R.I. casinos rebrand under Bally’s name is coming soon

Hospitality & Tourism 08/13/2021

PROVIDENCE – Could Bally's Rhode Island or Bally's Twin River be in the cards? How about Bally's Tiverton? Bally's Corp., previously known as Twin River...

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CAMPAIGN PERFORMANCE: Gov. Daniel J. McKee, left, and Helena Bounanno Foulkes face off at a WPRI-TV CBS 12 debate at Rhode Island College on Aug. 18.  COURTESY WPRI-TV CBS 12/COREY WELCH

McKee says he’s laid groundwork and is ready to build on...

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Foulkes: R.I. needs new leader to make an abrupt course correction

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TEST BED: Abdullah al Rumon, left, and Dr. Kunal Mankodiya, director of the Wearable Biosensing Lab at the University of Rhode Island, are part of a team developing a smart strap that can monitor the health condition of premature babies. PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

URI team developing smart wearable to monitor health of premature babies

08/28/2026

PERSONAL TOUCH: After growing up in the jewelry making business, Rachel Ajaj, owner and designer of Air and Anchor, launched the Cranston-based jewelry manufacturer with her husband in 2020.  PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Ajaj keeps family tradition alive with Air and Anchor jewelry design

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LOOKING UP: The R.I. Commerce Corp. board of directors on Aug. 24 unanimously approved up to $9.5 million in state support to help jump-start the stalled redevelopment of Providence’s “Superman” building,  PBN FILE PHOTO/CHRIS BERGENHEIM

State protects well-timed ‘Superman’ investment

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