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RICK SIMONE, founder of the Ocean State Coalition and executive director of the Federal Hill Commerce Association, said some restaurants saw a 45% increase in reservations after the state on Feb. 9 announced that it would lift its statewide mask mandate on Feb. 11. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

With mask mandate lifted, business advocates say consumer confidence has returned

Coronavirus 02/15/2022

PROVIDENCE – It did not take too long for small businesses to see consumer confidence return after Rhode Island’s statewide mask mandate for businesses...

Home Show return is sign of normalcy

Coronavirus 02/04/2022

The return of the long-running Rhode Island Home Show in April after a three-year hiatus will hopefully be one of many signs of normalcy...

THE RHODE ISLAND HOME SHOW, after a three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will return to the R.I. Convention Center on April 7-10. / COURTESY RHODE ISLAND HOME SHOW

R.I. Home Show returns after 3-year hiatus

Capital Goods 02/01/2022

PROVIDENCE – After an extended pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic, one of Rhode Island’s longest-running conventions will once again feel like home in...

THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND is looking to open two new mass COVID-19 vaccination sites. One of them may be the R.I. Convention Center, pictured, which served as a field hospital during the pandemic. / PBN FILE PHOTO/JAMES BESSETTE

R.I. plans to open two additional mass vaccination sites

Coronavirus 12/21/2021

PROVIDENCE – For several months during the COVID-19 pandemic, the R.I. Convention Center had been utilized as a field hospital to help with patient...

CHRISTOPHER PARISI, founder of Trailblaze Marketing and leader of the Rhode Island Small Business Coalition, said the coalition does not support any measures that increases burdens on small businesses, but appreciates the fact that the state is giving small businesses an option to institute a mask mandate or a vaccine requirement. / COURTESY RHODE ISLAND SMALL BUSINESS COALITION

Small businesses fear enforcement burden of R.I.’s partial indoor mask mandate

Coronavirus 12/15/2021

PROVIDENCE – Small businesses fear being unfairly burdened with enforcing Gov. Daniel J. McKee’s new health requirements that include partial mask mandates, business advocacy...

THE PROVIDENCE BRUINS have postponed their upcoming weekend games, including the Dec. 3 and Dec. 5 games at the Dunkin' Donuts Center, due to multiple players testing positive for COVID-19 recently. / PBN PHOTO/JAMES BESSETTE

Providence Bruins’ weekend games postponed due to team COVID-19 outbreak

Coronavirus 12/01/2021

PROVIDENCE – A COVID-19 outbreak among multiple Providence Bruins players has forced the team to postpone their upcoming weekend games, including two slated to...

EMPTY FEELING: Kristen Adamo, CEO and president of the Providence Warwick Convention & Visitors Bureau, stands in the barren lobby at the Crown Plaza Providence-Warwick in Warwick in March 2020, after the COVID-19 pandemic caused a massive amount of canceled trips. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

R.I. branding has been hit or miss

Entrepreneurship 11/26/2021

TOURISM When R.I. Commerce Corp. decided to hire a chief marketing officer in late 2015, it made sense – bring in a person to guide...

Electric Boat exhibits at Naval Architects and Marine Engineers Maritime Convention

Technology 11/02/2021

PROVIDENCE – General Dynamics Electric Boat was an exhibitor at the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers Maritime Convention, which was held at...

DANIEL MCCONAGHY, executive director of the R.I. Convention Center Authority, says that while there is some more nervousness and dialogue being had regarding the delta variant, the authority is 'staying the course' with large events moving forward to taking place. / PBN FILE PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Convention organizers cautiously proceeding with large events

Coronavirus 08/20/2021

PROVIDENCE – Last weekend, construction officials and general contractors roamed exhibit halls at the R.I. Convention for the JLC Live convention, which featured conference...