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Editor’s Choice: NRI Chamber to host state officials to discuss ‘Rhode...

Editor's Choice 09/27/2024

EDITOR’S CHOICE NRI Chamber to host officials to discuss ‘Rhode to Prosperity’ THE NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND Chamber of Commerce will hold a panel discussion...

HASBRO INC. has already decided to vacate this building in downtown Providence, and now it's considering moving its headquarters out of its longtime location on Newport Avenue in Pawtucket. PBN PHOTO/WILLIAM HAMILTON

This time, Hasbro’s plans for moving out are different

Economy 09/20/2024

For Pawtucket City Council member Mark J. Wildenhain, the revelation that Hasbro Inc. may pull up stakes in his city is giving him a...

Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce to launch AI training course

Business Services 09/17/2024

PROVIDENCE – As businesses continue to grapple with the use of artificial intelligence technology, the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce is set to launch...

Hasbro again considers relocating headquarters out of state

Economy 09/16/2024

PAWTUCKET – Hasbro Inc. is again considering moving its headquarters out of the Ocean State. In a statement Monday, a representative of the global toy...

Hasbro CEO bullish on the ‘power of play’

Economic Activity 09/16/2024

PROVIDENCE – Chris Cocks, Hasbro Inc. CEO and president, is confident that in today’s recreational gaming economy, customers need not age out as the...

HANGING ON: After successfully running her boutique business in Wayland Square in Providence for 46 years, F. Bianco of Rhode Island Inc. owner Florence Voccola said she’s been “hanging on by a thread” since the closure of the westbound side of the Washington Bridge in December. PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Grants, not loans, coming to aid businesses hurt by Washington Bridge...

Financial Services 09/13/2024

In areas hardest hit by the Washington Bridge closure, many business owners have implored officials that it’s going to take more than a loan...

CURTAIN RISING: The Providence Performing Arts Center will hold its annual Gala Celebration on Sept. 21 at 7 p.m.  COURTESY PROVIDENCE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

Editor’s Choice: Providence Performing Arts Center to hold annual Gala Celebration

Print Edition 09/13/2024

EDITOR’S CHOICE PPAC to hold annual Gala Celebration Sept. 21 THE PROVIDENCE PERFORMING Arts Center will hold its annual Gala Celebration. The event will...

LOOKING AHEAD:  Hasbro Inc. CEO Chris Cocks will be the guest speaker at the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce’s 2024 fall economic outlook luncheon Sept. 16 at the R.I. Convention Center.  COURTESY HASBRO INC.

Editor’s Choice: Greater Providence Chamber to host economic outlook luncheon

Print Edition 08/30/2024

EDITOR’S CHOICE Greater Providence Chamber to host economic outlook luncheon THE GREATER PROVIDENCE Chamber of Commerce will hold its 2024 fall economic outlook luncheon,...