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FIGHTING FEARS: Deserved or not, safety worries an obstacle to downtown...
As a downtown Providence business owner, Guido Silvestri is no stranger to petty crime.
There has been occasional shoplifting, vandalism and even a brick thrown...
Tourism councils want state marketing leader with local knowledge
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s tourism council leaders believe the state’s next chief marketing officer should be someone with local knowledge, marketing experience and a...
R.I. 5% hotel tax collection drops 58.8% Y/Y in Dec.
PROVIDENCE – Collection of the 5% hotel tax in Rhode Island in December declined 58.8% year over year to $412,410, the R.I. Department of...
Bond between struggling restaurants, patrons endures
Blackie’s restaurant in Smithfield posted a farewell message last July that it was closing its doors for good due to COVID-19. On March 1,...
The recipe for recovery? Depends on whom you ask
Point of view matters, perhaps now more than ever.
Indeed, panelists at Providence Business News’ Economic Trends Summit on Feb. 18 painted very different pictures...
Restaurant weeks make strong return
How does the restaurant industry recover from the economic effects of the pandemic? Of course, there are other industries that have been devastated, but...
PBN Economic Summit: Long-term crisis looms after stimulus runs out
PROVIDENCE – Fiscal stimulus and mass vaccinations should bring short-term economic relief, but a long-term crisis marked by structural unemployment, inflation and a bond...
Clouded horizon: T.F. Green leader says recovery could take years
Constanza Rosas stepped out of T.F. Green Airport in mid-January, exhausted from a series of flights. She carried two suitcases, a bright-pink neck pillow...
Will you go out of your way to “buy local” this...
Rhode Island’s tourism districts have joined with the Rhode Island Foundation and BankNewport on a “Buy Local RI” campaign, just in time for the final...
KEEPING THE FLAME ALIVE: WaterFire, other arts groups key to R.I....
WaterFire Providence entered 2020 with big plans.
The nonprofit arts organization was preparing to mark the 25th anniversary since the first fires were lit on...
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