Tag: R.I. Convention Center
SOBER REFLECTION: With the craft beer boom over, breweries look...
Matthew Gray has cleared many hurdles to keep Ragged Island Brewing Co. running. And the obstacles are still coming.
Gray opened Ragged Island Brewing with...
The Providence Center’s Circle of Stars event raises nearly $350K
PROVIDENCE – The Providence Center recently hosted its annual Circle of Starts event focused on expanding access to mental health and addiction care for...
AFTER ‘ALL THAT’: R.I. tourism holding its own this summer, but...
For Corey Barreira, this summer has been a test of resilience. The director of operations at the Newport Restaurant Group has seen a number...
H. Carr & Sons Inc. CEO and president dies at 73
PROVIDENCE – James L. Carr Jr., who over five decades helped expand his family-owned general contracting company, H. Carr & Sons Inc., across New...
Long-term proposals to close RIPTA’s shortfall could face a rough road
While the officials controlling the state's purse strings can point to budget deficits, lagging ridership levels and late efficiency studies as reasons not to...
‘March Madness’ a slam dunk for local restaurants, businesses over the...
PROVIDENCE – A weekendlong celebration of basketball madness proved to be an economic win for Rhode Island and its capital city.
There’s now optimism for...
Hasbro Hospital’s 2025 Heroes Ball raises $1.25M
PROVIDENCE – Hasbro Children’s Hospital’s signature event once again raised seven figures to support the Brown University Health-owned entity.
Brown University Health announced Monday that...
Few signs of cooling in luxury rental market
These days, most of the prospective homebuyers who call real estate agent Kira Greene aren’t from Rhode Island, and in a strange way, that...
Assembly leaders spar over federal reductions, income taxes at Chamber luncheon
PROVIDENCE – General Assembly leaders from the Democratic majority on Wednesday could not rule out the possibility of some tax hikes in order to...
House GOP lawmakers to skip annual Chamber luncheon
PROVIDENCE – In a break from tradition, the state legislature’s House Republican leadership on Tuesday announced the chamber's GOP lawmakers will not be attending...


















