Tag: R.i. Hospitality Association
Restaurant owners score victory with passage of legislation
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Hospitality Association scored a victory on Thursday as state lawmakers approved passage of two bills that permanently allow restaurants...
McKee, GA leaders to discuss his call for $100M in pandemic...
EAST GREENWICH - Gov. Daniel J. McKee says he will be meeting with House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi and Senate President Dominick J. Ruggerio...
R.I. hotel industry projecting $107.8M less in business travel revenue in...
PROVIDENCE – A new report has found that Rhode Island’s hotel industry is projected to end the year with $107.8 million less revenue from...
House unanimously approves pay equity bill
PROVIDENCE – The House on Tuesday unanimously approved legislation mandating equal pay for women and minorities by updating the Equal Pay Act of 1963.
The...
McKee committed to PPP taxation over $150K
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee's proposal to tax forgiven Paycheck Protection Program loans greater than $150,000 would generate an estimated $67.7 million in revenue...
Restaurant, hospitality leaders criticize governor’s new business-hour restrictions
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo's new restrictions announced on Thursday included early curfews for restaurants and bars that industry leaders say will hurt...
Shutdown of R.I. training programs could have lingering effect
You can’t learn to drive a tractor-trailer over Zoom.
Which is why the Teamsters Local 251 Driving School, which offers commercial driver’s license certification training...
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...
House extends tourism-oversight panel
The House’s recent approval of a second iteration of the 2015 Tourism Study Commission, a 2-year-old legislative body chaired by Rep. Lauren H. Carson,...
Food the centerpiece of team-building success
Gracie's restaurant in Providence and Pamfilio's Catering and Deli in Cumberland have come up with team-building exercises designed to please the palate while tapping...
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