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RIF education brainstorm draws diverse perspectives

Education 12/07/2019

PROVIDENCE - Educational equity. Universal pre-K. Transportation, teacher benefits and even amending the Rhode Island Constitution. Ideas big and small filled the room, shared in...

THE RHODE ISLAND FOUNDATION will host a brainstorming session on Dec. 7 aimed at improving Rhode Island's public schools. / COURTESY RHODE ISLAND FOUNDATION

R.I. Foundation to host brainstorming session on improving state’s public education

Nonprofit & Education 11/20/2019

PROVIDENCE - A brainstorming session next month on how best to develop a 10-year plan for improving Rhode Island’s public schools will include state...

EXPANDING BUSINESS: Anna Soares is the owner and president of Perfectly Planned, a wedding and corporate-event-planning business in Somerset. She said the business will expand into guided group tours this year.  / PBN PHOTO/KATE WHITNEY LUCEY

She takes the worry out of planning

Entrepreneurship 02/15/2019

Anna Soares likes to mind the little things and watch it all come together at the end. As owner and president of Somerset-based Perfectly Planned...

WILLIAM M. DAVIES, JR. Career & Technical High School's team won the

National student chef competition in Providence this weekend

Hospitality & Tourism 04/26/2018

PROVIDENCE - The city returns to the national culinary spotlight this weekend as a prestigious nationwide chef and restaurateur competition holds its finals at...

SHOW FLOOR: Attendees and exhibitors interact at the Northeastern Retail Lumber Association expo hall at the R.I. Convention Center in Providence. Over the three days the NRLA expo was held in February, attendees booked 3,052 hotel rooms and spent $1.13 million. / COURTESY NRLA

Convention center eyes strong 2018

Economic Activity 04/20/2018

In February, hundreds of members of the Northeastern Retail Lumber Association poured into Providence to attend their annual industry expo at the R.I. Convention...

SECURITY TEAM: Officer Lincoln Sisson and Kyra, a 6-year-old female Belgian Malinois, are part of the Dunkin’ Donuts Center homeland security team that does sweeps of the facility and guests in advance of and during events.  / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Safety and security top of mind for businesses when planning meetings...

Hospitality & Tourism 04/20/2018

The April 3 shooting at YouTube headquarters in California was yet another reminder of how gun violence can strike anywhere at any time in...

The PWCVB and Rhode Island Sports Commission expect sports event in Providence to bring in $4 million in direct spend and hotel room nights./ PHOTO COURTESY RISC

Jan. sporting events look lucrative for Providence

Economic Activity 01/12/2018

PROVIDENCE - Home field advantage for the New England Patriots as well as youth hockey, gymnastics, wrestling and basketball will lead to an expected...