Tag: Omni Providence Hotel
Pandemic magnifies mall woes
The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the consumer shift to online shopping, and the strain is being felt more acutely at mall retailers because of...
Restaurant rebound will be ‘joint effort’
Dino Passaretta is CEO of the Downtown Restaurant Group, which operates five Rhode Island restaurants: Public Kitchen & Bar in Providence, Centro Restaurant &...
Hotel industry: We’re in dire need
With nearly 8,800 left jobless in Rhode Island’s hotel sector and an estimated 8 out of every 10 hotel rooms empty, some local hospitality...
Fight for Air Climb Providence to be held virtually due to...
PROVIDENCE – The Fight for Air Climb Providence will be held virtually this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the American Lung Association announced.
The...
BCBSRI’s Collins named Career Achiever among winners for PBN’s C-Suite Awards
PROVIDENCE – Providence Business News announced Friday its winners for the 2020 C-Suite Awards, honoring top C-level executives in the public, private and nonprofit...
Coronavirus pandemic deals sudden, crushing blow to R.I. businesses
Like many small businesses, Books on the Square has a manager who keeps a close eye on numbers and trends. More than three weeks...
Many R.I. hotels have checked out for now
It’s early spring, a time when people normally are planning their summer vacations.
But 2020 isn’t normal, for reasons that have become distressingly obvious to...
Omni Providence Hotel, three Newport hotels closing in response to coronavirus
PROVIDENCE – The Omni Providence Hotel will be closing March 23 until June 1 because of the coronavirus crisis, WPRI-TV CBS 12 reported Thursday...
Increasing property fees to tax-exempt organizations tops list of Elorza’s legislative...
PROVIDENCE – Increasing fees charged to tax-exempt properties, redirecting money paid by the Omni Providence Hotel to the state hotel tax and the creation...
R.I. high school students hone their hospitality chops at career conference
The Rhode Island Hospitality Education Foundation recently held a Hospitality Student Career Conference for 150 high school students who are currently enrolled in a...
