Rhode Island Hospitality Education Foundation

High school students get a taste of the future at culinary...

Dining Out 06/19/2026

Each June is an exciting time, with graduations and new beginnings. Everyone shares best wishes for the class of 2026, including culinary students. The Rhode...

World Cup bringing new flavors to New England

Dining Out 03/27/2026

A plethora of flavors and cultures will descend on the region from Boston to Providence this summer when the United States, Canada and Mexico...

LUNCH WITH LEADERS: Laurie White, president of the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce, will host a conversation with leaders of the R.I. House and Senate at the Chamber’s Legislative Leadership Luncheon at the R.I. Convention Center on April 15.  PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Editor’s Choice: Greater Providence Chamber welcomes legislative leaders

Print Edition 03/27/2026

EDITOR’S CHOICE Greater Providence Chamber welcomes legislative leaders THE GREATER PROVIDENCE Chamber of Commerce will hold its 2026 Rhode Island Legislative Leadership Luncheon, hosted by the...

IN DEMAND: Karl Wadensten, center, CEO and president of VIBCO Inc. and R.I. Commerce Corp. board member, talks about the need for skilled workers during the first panel discussion of Providence Business News’ 2026 Workforce Development Summit at the Providence Marriott Downtown on Feb. 19. With Wadensten on the panel are, from left, Matthew Weldon, director of the R.I. Department of Labor and Training; Farouk Rajab, CEO and president of both the Rhode Island Hospitality Association and the Rhode Island Hospitality Education Foundation; and Rosa Brito, manager of workforce development at Brown University Health. PBN Editor Michael Mello, standing, moderates. PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

DLT urges employers to use Real Jobs RI amid uncertain federal...

Government 02/27/2026

Rhode Island has built what Matthew Weldon, director of the R.I. Department of Labor and Training, calls one of the most replicated workforce systems...

Coming together to help a neighbor in need

Dining Out 06/06/2025

News of the devastating fire that destroyed the Matunuck Oyster Bar on May 20 swept through the Rhode Island restaurant community as quickly as...

Restaurateurs, hoteliers of tomorrow compete in R.I. ProStart competition

Dining Out 03/14/2025

Food service industry professionals had an opportunity in late February to observe and evaluate the state’s top high school culinary and hospitality students as...

Farouk Rajab in July was named CEO and president of the nonprofit Rhode Island Hospitality Association, after serving on the Providence-based nonprofit’s board for seven years. / COURTESY RHODE ISLAND HOSPITALITY ASSOCIATION

People power hospitality

Entrepreneurship 12/20/2024

Farouk Rajab | Rhode Island Hospitality Association, Rhode Island Hospitality Education Foundation CEO, president At the heart of our industry, our associates are the driving...

Five Questions With: Heather Singleton

5Q 03/01/2024

Heather Singleton | Interim CEO and president, Rhode Island Hospitality Association 1. What issues does RIHA hope the General Assembly addresses in 2024? We...