Tag: Recreation
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 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...