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A DOWNTOWN PROVIDENCE NIGHTCLUB called "Karma" at 106 Richmond St. in Providence that was shut down following a double shooting in January 2014 was sold as part of a $1.6 million deal on Sept. 16, 2021, by Johnson & Wales University to companies owned by an alumni, who is planning a $3 million renovation turning the property into a 19-unit mixed-use apartment building. / COURTESY PROVIDENCE ARCHITECTURE

JWU sells former Karma property to alumnus; $3M mixed-use apartment project...

Uncategorized 09/21/2021

PROVIDENCE – A former downtown nightclub that was shut down following a double shooting in January 2014 and a neighboring parking lot were sold...

$Colleges prepare for fall semester with varying consequences for COVID protocol infractions$

Colleges prepare for fall semester with varying consequences for COVID protocol...

Education 09/03/2021

PROVIDENCE – As students head back to college, many local higher education institutions say they will strictly uphold vaccination requirements and crack down on...

BREATHING EASIER: John Foley of Providence says he was worried he might have to default on $100,000 in student loans when he was laid off from his job as a supply chain analyst at the height of the pandemic last year, but a deferment on federal loans has allowed him to get his finances under control. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Extension of student loan deferment offers grads opportunity

Education 09/03/2021

When the pandemic hit last year, Providence resident John Foley lost his job as a supply chain analyst and was staring at more than...

Elizabeth “Betty” Robson

Business Services 09/03/2021

PBN 2021 Leaders & Achievers Awards Elizabeth “Betty” Robson | CEO and President, J.F. Moran Co. Elizabeth “Betty” Robson believes that relationships are the key...

DIGGING IN: Sue AnderBois holds a giant fork for her 40 Under Forty photo.

Dining out: R.I.’s up-and-coming foodies

Coronavirus 08/20/2021

You might be a foodie if your go-to prop for a photo opportunity is a giant fork. That is a big indication that Providence Business...

SIGNATURE OFFERING: Yewchanang Tan, owner of the New Wing Kee Barbeque & Poultry restaurant, located at 39 Central St. in Providence, hangs some of the fully cooked ducks for display. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Everybody’s Business: A diverse customer base is his new aim

Entrepreneurship 08/06/2021

Yewchanang Tan | New Wing Kee Barbeque & Poultry owner (Editor’s note: This is the 12th installment in a monthly series speaking with minority business...

DESIGNING WOMEN: Phyllis Cannava, right, president of Office Direct Cannava Design Ltd., a commercial furniture dealership in Warwick, looks over samples and blueprints with senior designer Meghan Robinson, left, and designer Meghan Ryan. / PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Office design was her direct path to success

Business Women 08/06/2021

Phyllis Cannava will be the first to tell you that she’s not one to sit around – on office chairs or any other seating,...

Mike Raia

Education 07/23/2021

2021 40 Under Forty Awards Mike Raia | 38 | Vice President of Strategic Communications, Johnson & Wales University How do you think COVID-19 will...

A PATIENT HOST: Erin Umbdenstock held out hope she’d get her job back when she was laid off from the Providence Marriott Downtown when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. It turned out better than that for her. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Hospitality’s headache: How to attract, keep workers

Cover Story 07/09/2021

Erin Umbdenstock spent her four-month stint of unemployment trying to keep busy. She cooked and cleaned her Coventry apartment and took up several new hobbies....