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OCCUPANTS WANTED: Raymond Goff, Burrillville’s planning director and economic development coordinator, visits the entrance to the town’s commerce park, which has remained mostly unused for many years. Town officials are hoping to change that.  PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

SETTING SITES HIGHER: Will $40M initiative aimed at creating more pad-ready...

Cover Story 06/07/2024

When Burrillville officials unveiled plans to create a second industrial park in the rural town in the early 2000s to bring in jobs and...

RHODE ISLAND T.F. GREEN International Airport at sunrise

T.F. Green gets $9M in federal grants for airport improvements

Economy 05/24/2023

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Airport Corp. on Wednesday was awarded more than $9 million in federal grants for operational upgrades and planning at Rhode...

R.I. Airport Corp. seeks local restaurants to revitalize airport dining options

Economic Activity 02/15/2023

WARWICK – Rather than schlepping a flimsy box of pizza strips or a bag of clam cakes into the airport and through security, travelers...

TRAVELERS WAIT in long lines at Los Angeles International Airport's Southwest Airlines ticket counter on Monday. The low-cost carrier had to cancel thousands of flights in recent days, including 18 flights at Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport in Warwick on Tuesday and another nine flights scheduled for Wednesday. / AP PHOTO/EUGENE GARCIA

Widespread flight cancellations affect operations at T.F. Green

Hospitality & Tourism 12/27/2022

WARWICK – A deadly weekend storm that brought power outages and freezing temperatures is continuing to wreak havoc on travel plans as flight delays...

T.F. Green passengers doubled in FY22

Economic Activity 12/23/2022

WARWICK – The skies are looking sunnier above Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport, with travel activity rebounding during the fiscal year that ended...

SUMMER RETREAT: Families have been traveling to Block Island as a summer retreat for generations, helping ensure steady business at the island’s 35 hotels and its beaches. Revenue from the state’s hotel tax is a major source of income for the island, generating $2.97 million between fiscal years 2007 and 2017. / PBN PHOTO/K. CURTIS

Kimble-Huntley sees tourism opportunity in ‘customizable experiences’

Art & Culture 07/29/2022

PROVIDENCE – Anika Kimble-Huntley, chief marketing officer at R.I. Commerce Corp., sees signs of a tourism bounce back in the Ocean State despite ongoing...

T.F. Green gets $14.8M federal grant

Business Services 11/19/2021

WARWICK – Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport has been awarded a $14.8 million federal grant that can be broadly used to boost...

MAKING HER MARK: Kristin Urbach, executive director of the North Kingstown Chamber of Commerce, at the NORAD facility on Davisville Road in North Kingstown. NORAD is one of dozens of North Kingstown Chamber member manufacturers.  / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Urbach connecting NK businesses to opportunity

Business Services 05/24/2019

Business Women Awards 2019 | HONOREE | Kristin Urbach, North Kingstown Chamber of Commerce Kristin Urbach has been executive director of the North Kingstown Chamber of...