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LOCAL BUSINESS OFFICIALS gather Thursday at the Graduate by Hilton Providence in Providence for Providence Business News' 2025 Book of Lists Premier. / PBN PHOTO / MIKE SKORSKI

PBN unveils 2025 Book of Lists

PROVIDENCE – Approximately 240 business and nonprofit representatives spent Thursday evening at the Graduate by Hilton Providence networking and conversing, while obtaining copies of...

Paxson says state could do more to link business community with...

PROVIDENCE – Brown University President Christina H. Paxson thinks state officials can do more to foster connections between the business sector and the graduates...
LASTING MARK: ­Providence Place has changed significantly, but the urban mall has continued to play an important role in Providence over the 25 years since it opened with the promise of propelling the city's renaissance. 
PBN PHOTO/­WILLIAM HAMILTON

Casting a MALL PALL: Despite uncertain future, Providence Place remains key...

Decades ago, city and state leaders eagerly jumped on a cross-country flight to secure Seattle-based retailer Nordstrom Inc. as an anchor tenant for Providence...
DECISION LOOMING: The fate of Providence Place anchor ­Macy’s will affect the mall’s near-term finances. The owner of the department store chain is planning to close 50 stores in the next few months. 
PBN FILE PHOTO/­WILLIAM HAMILTON

There’s a place for mall in Providence’s next revival

The next attempt to reinvent Providence as a leading tourist and business destination post-pandemic is unlikely to have Providence Place as a central player....

Hasbro CEO bullish on the ‘power of play’ 

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...

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...

Care New England earns 2024 Worksite Health Award from Blue Cross,...

PROVIDENCE – Care New England Health System recently announced it earned an Exemplary Worksite Health Award from Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode...

Decision on Citizens issue will keep commerce flowing

To the Editor: On June 18, I had the opportunity to listen to Sean McGarvey, president of North America’s Building Trades Unions, talk about how...

R.I. congressional members discuss Washington Bridge, economy at Chamber breakfast

WARWICK – U.S. Rep. Gabe Amo, D-R.I., said Rhode Islanders have a right to be disappointed in state leadership's response to the Washington Bridge...

House passes $13.9B fiscal 2025 budget

PROVIDENCE – House lawmakers on Friday voted 69-5 to approve a $13.9 billion state budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1.  The spending...
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