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Duarte wins Rhode Island Business Competition’s pitch contest

PROVIDENCE – Scott Duarte, founder of Golden Steps, won the Rhode Island Business Competition's annual pitch contest.   On Nov. 6 at CIC in Providence, more than 30 entrepreneurs pitched...

A healthy environment

Does your company frequently provide employees with healthy food options at the office? Yes: 50% No: 50% What health activities does your company offer employees? (Select multiple) Yoga...
A 2,576-SQUARE-FOOT condominium overlooking Silver Lake in the Wakefield section of South Kingstown sold for $1.9 million. / COURTESY MOTT & CHACE SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY

Condo overlooking Silver Lake sells for South Kingstown-record $1.9M

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – A 2,576-square-foot condominium overlooking Silver Lake in the Wakefield section of town sold for $1.9 million, making it the highest-ever condo...
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.
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Jeffrey turns passion for mixed martial arts into successful business

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...
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5Q: Michelle Cruz

Michelle Cruz | Director of community engagement, Trinity Repertory Company 1. What is your role? I will … build relationships throughout our community with events...
GOOD FIT: Guillermo Perez, right, helps Gary Balletto get hooked up to a stationary bike made for people with paralysis at an adaptive gym Balletto created inside the Cranston YMCA. Balletto has a spinal cord injury and wanted to give others with similar injuries and disabilities a chance to work out with everyone else.
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With specialized equipment, many now can find fitness and social interaction...

Noise, chatter and a feeling of camaraderie are typical of most fitness center visits. Gym-goers are rarely alone, sweating it out, even if conversation...
PERSONAL TRAINING: From left, Kathy Lyons, Amy Cham, Jaime Hayes and Tracy Lombard opened On the Ropes Boxing and Fitness in January in a former garage building at Pontiac Mills in Warwick, where they offer drop-in classes, regular classes and personalized fitness.
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Fitness that packs a punch

The boxing gym has come a long way, and a new one in Warwick seeks to broaden the sport beyond its traditional base. On the...
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