Tag: Rhode Island Commerce
PBN names 2026 Best Places to Work honorees
PROVIDENCE – Sixty-eight honorees have been named by Providence Business News for its 2026 Best Places to Work Awards program.
Each of the companies and...
Travis named CEO, president of Rhode Island Manufacturers Association
PROVIDENCE – Melissa Travis is the new CEO and president of the Rhode Island Manufacturers Association.
RIMA spokesperson Dawn Arpin confirmed with Providence Business News...
R.I. sets tourism record with 29.4M visitors, $6B in spending in...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s tourism industry reached record highs in 2024, drawing 29.4 million visitors who spent $6 billion statewide, a 7% jump from...
Five Questions With: Maey Petrie
The New England Medical Innovation Center recently announced it was hosting its first ever public graduation and spring pitch event, Startups and Scaleups: NEMIC’s...
Help is not on the way, business owners hurt by Washington...
Harut Matkasyan watches cars back up from the Interstate 195 Washington Bridge to his East Providence restaurant with a growing sense of hopelessness.
The streets...
R.I. still playing catchup on public records access
Government transparency was once contagious.
In the years after the 1966 passage of the Freedom of Information Act, many states passed public records laws of...















