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Lafrance Hospitality has an appetite for success

Business Services 09/27/2024

PBN 2024 Fastest Growing Companies Awards $50 MILLION AND ABOVE: 6. Lafrance Hospitality Corp. CEO (or equivalent): Sean and Chris Lafrance, CEOs 2023 Revenue: $99.4 million 2021 Revenue: 75.9...

PASSION FOR PLANNING: Pearl “Delsie” Farquharson, owner of Designed by Delsie LLC, found her calling in events planning after shifting the focus of her business, which she launched as a catering company, when she realized her true passion wasn’t in cooking. COURTESY DESIGNED BY DELSIE LLC/SACHIA MATTHEWS PHOTOGRAPHY

Everybody’s Business: She’s found her place in hospitality

Entrepreneurship 09/13/2024

(Editor’s note: This is the 48th installment in a monthly series speaking with minority business owners and leaders. Each will be asked their views...

Craig Eaton

Hospitality & Tourism 08/23/2024

PBN Leaders & Achievers 2024 Awards Craig Eaton | Bally’s Corp. | Rhode Island operations president AN ATTORNEY BY TRADE, Craig Eaton is proud of...

Victoria Ellis

Financial Services 07/19/2024

40 Under Forty Awards 2024 Victoria Ellis | 39 Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, Bally’s Corp. What is the best advice you have ever...

PART OF THE FAMILY: Eddi Alcantar, left, with his mother, Maria Alcantar, in Tuxpan Taqueria in Central Falls. They are just some of the members of the Alcantar family who run the Broad Street eatery.  PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Everybody’s Business: Sweet taste of success came quick at Tuxpan Taqueria

Entrepreneurship 06/07/2024

(Editor’s note: This is the 45th installment in a monthly series speaking with minority business owners and leaders. Each will be asked their views...

Newport Restaurant Group

Business Services 06/07/2024

Best Places to Work 2024 Awards ENTERPRISE COMPANIES #7. Newport Restaurant Group Employees in R.I.: 1,013 CEO: Paul O’Reilly Questions answered by Paul O’Reilly and Margot Formisano, human...

Leveraging Data Analytics in the Hospitality Industry

Branded Content 06/01/2024

With quickly evolving technology developments, business owners, chief financial officers (CFOs), and controllers are inundated with information on artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data...

Smiley finds right balance on PVDFest

Editorial and Op-Ed 03/15/2024

Even Mother Nature seemingly didn’t like Providence Mayor Brett P. Smiley’s decision to tinker with PVDFest last year. But at least the mayor has...

PVDFEST WILL BE HELD on Sept. 6-7 and return to downtown Providence this year. / COURTESY FIRSTWORKS

PVDFest returns to downtown Providence Sept. 6-7

Art & Culture 03/12/2024

PROVIDENCE – The city’s largest outdoor arts and culture celebration will once again be held in early September. Additionally, the festivities will return to a...