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MARTHA STEWART will be headlining the 2018 Newport Flower Show June 22 to June 24. / COURTESY NEWPORT FLOWER SHOW

Martha Stewart to headline 2018 Newport Flower Show

Hospitality & Tourism 04/11/2018

NEWPORT - Television personality and celebrity Martha Stewart will headline the 2018 Newport Flower Show hosted by the Preservation Society of Newport County, the...

Historic preservation about jobs too

Government 03/30/2018

Historic-preservation advocates are trying to reframe the conversation around the largely inactivated state Historic Preservation Tax Credit program. Yes, historically significant buildings have been beautifully...

A NEW REPORT released by the Preservation Society of Newport County and Preserve Rhode Island found that the spending of heritage tourism visitors to Rhode Island contributes $1.4 billion to the state’s economy. / COURTESY PRESERVATION SOCIETY OF NEWPORT AND PRESERVE RHODE ISLAND

Historic preservation contributes $1.4B to state’s tourism economy, $1.8B in construction...

Economic Activity 03/21/2018

PROVIDENCE — Historic preservation is an overlooked economic asset in Rhode Island, accounting for 9.8 million visitors annually and $1.8 billion in private investment...

SOLE SURVIVOR: Tracy Hartman is the CEO of Yawgoo Valley, the only ski park still in operation in Rhode Island. The business has remained viable by diversifying its offerings, adding a water park in 1991 and a snow-tubing hill in 1995. / PBN PHOTO/BRIAN MCDONALD

Yes, winter is challenging, but should it prevent R.I. from attracting...

Entrepreneurship 03/09/2018

Originally established as a ski park in Exeter in 1965, Yawgoo Valley celebrates all that the Ocean State has to offer tourists and locals...

IT’S A LOCAL STORY: Higher minimum wages do not seem to have hurt New England excessively – three states have among the lowest 10 jobless rates in the nation. And Massachusetts, with the third-highest minimum wage in the nation, comes in at No. 17 for lowest jobless rate in the nation. No one ever said New England followed all the national trends.

Higher minimum wage correlates slightly with higher unemployment

Economic Activity 02/23/2018

One of the primary arguments against raising the minimum wage is that employment will drop, especially among young, entry-level workers. A cursory look at the...

Is transparency bad for tourism?

Hot Topic 02/23/2018

Trudy Coxe, CEO AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR of the Preservation Society of Newport County, sees a problem with a lack of transparency in the state’s...

Newport Mansions Wine & Food Festival a feast for local economy

Hospitality & Tourism 09/15/2017

As much as the Newport Mansions Wine & Food Festival has established itself as one of the most sophisticated and anticipated events on the...

POPULAR RACE: Boats skim the water during the Team Vestas Wind In-Port Race in Newport at the Volvo Ocean Race in May 2015. The race contributes to making Newport an attractive touring destination. / COURTESY VOLVO OCEAN RACE/AINHOA SANCHEZ

Eighteen months after the ‘Cooler & Warmer’ debacle, does R.I....

Economic Activity 09/08/2017

When Portsmouth-based Rail Explorers USA, which offers unusual tours on recumbent bicycles along abandoned rail lines, got some national press in late July, business...