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GA approves outdoor dining program to 2024, awaits McKee’s signature

Economic Activity 03/29/2023

PROVIDENCE – The state’s "Take it Outside" program is being extended into 2024. A bill extending the program through Feb. 15, 2024, that was created...

Retail sales jump as Americans defy inflation and rate hikes

Capital Goods 02/15/2023

WASHINGTON (AP) – America's consumers rebounded last month from a weak holiday shopping season by boosting their spending at stores and restaurants at the...

U.S. inflation slowed sharply to 7.1% over past 12 months

Capital Goods 12/13/2022

WASHINGTON (AP) – Inflation in the United States slowed again last month in the latest sign that price increases are gradually cooling despite the...

Don’t miss out on plant-based trend

Advice 11/25/2022

There is no shortage of tasty restaurants here in Rhode Island. From our famous calamari and clam cakes to coffee milk and doughboys, we...

Retail sales flat in September as inflation takes a bite

Business Services 10/14/2022

NEW YORK (AP) – The pace of sales at U.S. retailers was unchanged in September from August as rising prices for rent and food...

Jayd Bun of South Kingstown tops Yelp’s 100 best eateries in...

Economic Activity 10/11/2022

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – In state that is well-known for its seafood, a local Chinese restaurant has emerged as the best in New England, according...

Blount Fine Foods helps community stay fed through COVID-19

Business Services 09/30/2022

PBN Fastest Growing Companies 2022 3. $75 MILLION AND ABOVE: Blount Fine Foods Corp. CEO (or equivalent): Todd Blount, CEO and president 2021 revenue: $530.9 million 2019 revenue: $432.4...

COQUITO CREW: Papis Refrescos LLC co-owners, from left, Travis Escobar, Victor Regino and Lewis Olmo run one of the only companies in Rhode Island making and selling coquito.  PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Regino’s coquito family recipe popular among R.I. bars, restaurants, liquor stores

Entrepreneurship 09/16/2022

Though a popular beverage in Puerto Rico, coquito, a coconut-rum liquor, is only sold by four brands throughout the U.S., and by just two...

BOB BURKE, back row at left, owner of Pot au Feu Restaurant in Providence, says that while local restaurants are back to being full after the COVID-19 pandemic impacted operations, the costs for restaurants to operate has risen due to inflation and supply chain problems. / COURTESY POT AU FEU

R.I. delegation urges SBA to provide financial assistance to still-struggling hospitality...

Economy 08/22/2022

PROVIDENCE – The state’s congressional delegation is pushing the U.S. Small Business Administration to provide financial assistance to restaurants in both Rhode Island and...