Tag: Providence Marriott Downtown
‘Herculean effort’ needed for local hospitality industry to recover
PROVIDENCE – Farouk Rajab on Thursday said there is “no clear path forward” for economic recovery of his downtown hotel that has been crippled...
R.I. awards 43 direct support grants to large hotels, arts and...
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Commerce Corp. will distribute 43 direct support grants to large arts organizations and hotels that suffered substantial losses due to...
R.I. Hospitality Association distributes blankets, PPE, heaters to restaurants
CRANSTON – The Rhode Island Hospitality Association on Oct. 14 launched its #BYOBlanket campaign to help restaurants in the state extend the outdoor dining...
Providence Marriott Downtown invests $2.5M in energy efficiency
PROVIDENCE – Using a $2.5 million loan through the Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank, the Providence Marriott Downtown has installed a new, highly efficient heating,...
UPDATED: R.I. Congressional Manufacturing Summit Postponed
UPDATED March 12: The Rhode Island Manufacturers Association has postponed its congressional summit, due to the increased risk of the virus associated with COVID-19.
The...
‘Intangible’ holiday gifts are big business for spas, hotels
“Give the gift of time.” It’s a sales pitch for a watch, right?
Not always.
Sometimes the gift of time is actual time – quiet time,...
R.I. tourism inches toward sustainability as threats from climate change, ‘overtourism’...
About 25 million visitors drive, fly and sail into Rhode Island each year. Mansions, restaurants, theaters and historical sites attract their fair share of...
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...
PBN Health Care summit addresses industry trends, problems
PROVIDENCE – Employers are wasting almost all of the money they invest in workplace- wellness programs because they simply don’t understand the lives, problems...
Optimism tempered by uncertainty
Rhode Island’s economy is doing well, but a handful of perennial bugaboos, along with actions at the federal level, have dampened the business community’s...
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