Tag: Lisa Raiola
Dining Out: Making it in the West End
With the recent visit of the joyous Scottish soccer fans to Rhode Island, it seemed like everyone wanted to make a connection with the...
Demand only heating up for kitchen facilities
Often noted as “the smallest town in the smallest county in the smallest state,” Warren boasts the highest number of food processing licenses in...
Hope & Main breaks ground on West End Kitchens location
For over a decade, more than 575 independent food makers in Rhode Island have launched and grown into successful businesses with the help of...
Cottage food industry booming after state relaxes homemade food sale laws
The cottage food industry in Rhode Island is booming. What were once side hustles – selling homemade food items made out of one’s own...
Hospitality and holiday spirit go hand in hand
With wishes for good health, happiness and prosperity, we will be gathering whenever and wherever we can at Christmastime.
This year marks the 45th consecutive...
A new R.I. investment fund that pays dividends for investors, community
Looking around the Broad Street neighborhood of Central Falls, Jessica David sees more than just a diverse mix of small businesses. There is public...
Weekly food block party launches in Warren
It sounds like the perfect summer evening. A Wednesday gathering with a craft cocktail or mocktail and a freshly fried falafel pocket, Korean corn...
BankNewport visits Hope & Main after giving $10K to Nourish Our...
WARREN – BankNewport representatives recently visited the food-business incubator Hope & Main to highlight a $10,000 grant awarded through the bank’s All In Giving...
Five Questions With: Lisa Raiola
Lisa Raiola is president and founder of the nonprofit Hope & Main, the culinary incubator that’s helped launch nearly 300 food businesses since it...
Hope & Main acquires former JKL Engineering building on Federal Hill...
PROVIDENCE – The former office of JKL Engineering on Federal Hill, a contracting firm that specialized in heating, ventilation and air conditioning, was recently...
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