Tag: Hospitality
Tourism and hospitality now a major focus at Salve Regina University
Between the soft sand beaches, Gilded Age mansions and nestled shops of Thames Street, Newport is undeniably one of Rhode Island’s most popular tourist...
Are you missing the Tartan Army – the Scotland supporters who...
Aside from the PVD Fanzone at Providence's Station Park, the most visible evidence that World Cup soccer matches have been taking place 20 miles...
‘Agility is everything’
Kodi Keith | Yagi Noodles LLC co-owner
I opened Yagi Noodles with my partner when we were both ready to build something of our own....
A Simplified Approach to Designing and Implementing Internal Control in the...
In my previous article, Internal Controls & Audits: Keys to a Resilient Hospitality Business, I discussed the value of internal control and internal audits...
Gorriarán named Providence Tourism Council’s executive director
PROVIDENCE – Alexis Gorriarán, the longtime chairman of the Providence Tourism Council, has been named the executive director of the nonprofit agency, which is closely...
Heritage buys while others hesitate in stagnant economy
Don’t tell Nicholas Schorsch about Rhode Island’s stagnant economy. While local economists have debated over the past 18 months whether the state has or...
State launches free workforce training for hospitality workers ahead of World...
CRANSTON – The R.I. Department of Labor and Training has awarded $183,750 to the Rhode Island Hospitality Education Foundation to support a statewide training...
Five questions with James Toomey
James Toomey | Executive director, Blackstone Valley Tourism Council
1. With the FIFA World Cup matches being played at Gillette Stadium this summer and...
Plant City to close Providence eatery, citing Washington Bridge impact
PROVIDENCE – Plant City, the plant-based restaurant complex at 334 South Water St., announced Monday it will shutter on Feb. 8, citing a sustained...
R.I. hashing out rules for hemp-infused beverages
Derek Gould, chief marketing officer of Monarch Emulsions LLC, says that while craft beer and spirit brands continue to roll out their own hemp-infused...


















