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RHODE ISLAND’S seasonally adjusted unemployment in August was 4.6%, an increase of one-tenth of a percentage point from July, the R.I. Department of Labor and Training says. / AP FILE PHOTO/LYNNE SLADKY 

R.I. monthly unemployment edges upward to 4.6% in August

CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment in August was 4.6%, an increase of one-tenth of a percentage point from July, the R.I. Department...
JACK OF MANY TRADES: Marine Solutions Inc. owner Dick Cromwell, left, who says he’s always enjoyed working around boats, ran many other businesses before launching the marine vessel dealer in Portsmouth in 1995. He’s pictured with Miles Brugman.
PBN PHOTO/DAVID HANSEN

Cromwell sailing smoothly

Richard “Dick” Cromwell ran many businesses throughout his career before launching Maritime Solutions Inc. in 1995, including a restaurant and scooter rental company. “I’ve had...

Pieter Martens

2022 40 Under Forty Awards Pieter Martens, 39 Co-founder and CEO, TimeZone How has COVID-19 changed your industry? Completely. In March 2020, we had to stop TimeZone...
PLAYS TO WIN: Since becoming director of the North Kingstown Recreation Department in 2019, Chelsey Dumas Gibbs has won grants to push forward park and playground improvement projects, pulling in $571,000 for facilities and programming. / PBN PHOTO/DAVE HANSEN

Dumas Gibbs energized to keep community members active

Business Women Awards 2022 Woman to Watch Government/Quasi-Government Chelsey Dumas Gibbs, Town of North Kingstown A blizzard of improvements in recent years at public places...

R.I. tourism leaders excited about $10.6M from feds to boost industry

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island's tourism leaders are excited about the Ocean State's $10.6 million in federal grant funding available to devote to tourism, travel...

The Beck Cos.

THE STORY: The North Smithfield-based and family-owned The Beck Cos. specializes in showroom design, engineering, manufacturing and fabrication. Five companies are under the Beck...
Families and tourists enjoy some beach time on Block Island. / PBN FILE PHOTO/K. CURTIS

Hawaii, Montana, Maine economies rely most on outdoor recreation, R.I. in...

WASHINGTON – Hawaii, Montana and Maine are the three states whose economies depend most on outdoor recreational activities such as hiking, water sports, hunting and...
THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE has administered the distribution of $170.6 million in Land and Conservation Fund grants across the nation, with $1.7 million coming to Rhode Island..

R.I. receives $1.7M from feds for recreation and conservation projects

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island will receive $1.7 million in federal grants from the Land and Water Conservation Fund for state-identified outdoor recreation and conservation...
ACUSHNET HOLDINGS CORP., parent company of the Titleist and FootJoy brands, reported a profit of $38.9 million in the second quarter of 2019. / COURTESY TITLEIST GOLF

Acushnet reports $38.9M profit in Q2: U.S. sales rise as int’l...

FAIRHAVEN – Acushnet Holdings Corp. reported a 3.6% drop in net income in the second quarter of 2019 to $38.9 million, or 51 cents...

Preservation conference to focus on sports, recreation

EAST PROVIDENCE – Registration closes on March 22 for the 34th Annual Rhode Island Statewide Historic Preservation Conference, which will be held at sites...
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