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PBN announces 2025 40 Under Forty honorees
PROVIDENCE – Forty young professionals were selected as the winners of Providence Business News’ 21st annual 40 Under Forty Awards program.
The honorees were chosen...
R.I. Commerce Corp. awards $361K in Innovation Network Matching Program grants
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Commerce Corp. board of directors on Monday unanimously awarded five grants totaling $361,614.72 through the agency’s Innovation Network Matching Grant...
Central Falls launches new business center at RIC Workforce Development Hub
CENTRAL FALLS – Local business owners, community leaders and city officials on Tuesday formally cut the ribbon on the new Central Falls Business Center...
Everybody’s Business: Minority owners resilient in face of uncertainty
Providence Business News’ Everybody’s Business monthly series began with the intention of providing a voice to minority business owners in the tumultuous summer of...
Editor’s Choice: Convention Center to host R.I. Home Show in April
EDITOR’S CHOICE
Convention Center to hostR.I. Home Show in April THE 75TH ANNUAL Rhode Island Home Show, the region’s largest home improvement exhibition, will...
R.I. Foundation awards $130K in grants to 22 organizations supporting Black...
PROVIDENCE – Twenty-two nonprofit organizations that serve the state’s Black community were awarded close to $130,000 in grants from the Rhode Island Foundation, the...
In two disadvantaged R.I. cities, a pilot business program focuses on...
Olga Saucedo made her lifelong dream of owning a restaurant come true, opening Cultura Mixta Family Restaurant in Central Falls last spring.
In May 2024,...
Everybody’s Business: Building a wellness store that uplifts the community
(Editor’s note: This is the 52nd installment in a monthly series speaking with minority business owners and leaders. Each will be asked their views...
Everybody’s Business: A success in bringing flavor of South to R.I.
(Editor’s note: This is the 51st installment in a monthly series speaking with minority business owners and leaders. Each will be asked their views...
R.I. universities beefing up entrepreneurial offerings
Rhode Island colleges are doubling down on their on-campus entrepreneurship centers, drawing highly motivated students who are looking for practical hands-on support as they...