Tag: Newport
Newport extends host compliance contract for three years
PROVIDENCE – At the April Tourism Study Commission meeting, held Friday at the Statehouse, it was confirmed that Newport had re-upped its contract with...
Newport mayor expresses support for sale of armory to Sailing Hall...
NEWPORT – After the Newport city solicitor released a “letter of interest” Wednesday outlining the possible terms of a sale of the city’s armory to...
Vestas suffers dismasting south of Falkland Islands
PROVIDENCE - Vestas 11th Hour Racing suffered a dismasting nearly 100 miles south of the Falkland Islands, but all crew members are safe, according...
Newport Music Festival to feature 42 concerts for its 50th anniversary
NEWPORT - To celebrate its 50th anniversary this summer, the Newport Music Festival will feature Joshua Bell, A Far Cry and Imani Winds among...
Vestas 11th Hour Racing to rejoin Volvo Ocean Race
PROVIDENCE – Vestas 11th Hour Racing will rejoin the Volvo Ocean Race in its seventh leg, from Auckland, New Zealand, to Itajaí, Brazil.
The team...
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1 2017 40 Under Forty winners chosen
POSTED ONLINE: June 16
Providence Business News has chosen the winners for its 13th 40 Under Forty program, to...
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Tribe of Mentors: Short Life Advice from the Best in the World
Timothy Ferriss
The ultimate choose-your-own-adventure book – a compilation of advice from more than...
DOR: Sept. 1% meal and beverage tax collections rise $213K
PROVIDENCE – Collection of the 1 percent meal and beverage tax in Rhode Island totaled $2.6 million in September, an increase of $212,521, or...
Expansion of 1% hotel tax drives year-over-year gains for R.I. towns,...
PROVIDENCE – Thanks to the expansion of the state’s 1 percent hotel tax to include online hosting platforms and home rentals, revenue for August...
Magellan Health proposes Rhode Island expansion, seeks incentives
PROVIDENCE – The health management company Magellan Health, Inc. is planning to expand its workforce in Rhode Island, and has requested state job creation...
