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UNIQUE PROTECTION: Niurka Fernandez, production lead at G-Form LLC, works on the factory floor at the company’s Providence facility, where it makes protective gear for athletes, as well as the military and law enforcement, using SmartFlex technology. PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

G-Form Engineers the Future of Flexible, High-Impact Gear

Industries 11/21/2025

PBN 2025 Manufacturing Awards PRODUCT INNOVATION & DESIGN: G-Form LLC For more than two decades, G-Form LLC, based in Providence, has been trailblazing a path in...

Centreville Bank awarded naming rights to RIFC stadium

Business Services 04/08/2025

PAWTUCKET – Four years ago, when some doubt existed if professional soccer could thrive in Rhode Island, Centreville Bank Chairman, CEO and President Harold...

‘March Madness’ a slam dunk for local restaurants, businesses over the...

Business Services 03/24/2025

PROVIDENCE – A weekendlong celebration of basketball madness proved to be an economic win for Rhode Island and its capital city. There’s now optimism for...

R.I. hopes to again score big with ‘March Madness’ in town

Art & Culture 03/19/2025

PROVIDENCE – True basketball madness is coming to Rhode Island’s capital city for the first time in close to a decade. With that, local hospitality...

Ocean State sees growing sports boost

Editorial and Op-Ed 11/22/2024

Tourism has bounced back nicely in the Ocean State, with a record 28.4 million visitors last year. While Rhode Island’s beaches, history, restaurants and small-state...

THE INTERNATIONAL TENNIS HALL OF FAME & Museum will host starting next year a new Hall of Fame Open that will include men's and women's competition. / COURTESY INTERNATIONAL TENNIS HALL OF FAME & MUSEUM

Tennis Hall of Fame slates new men’s and women’s event, separate...

Hospitality & Tourism 07/17/2024

NEWPORT – The International Tennis Hall of Fame & Museum’s signature summer event will see a significant revamp next year, including having women play...

Hoop dreams

Executive Poll 04/12/2024

Do you or your employees follow the college basketball tournament while working? Yes: 67% No: 33% Does the tournament negatively impact work productivity? No: 100% Yes: 0% Unsure: 0% Does your...

THE BOSTON COLLEGE men's hockey team celebrates an overtime win March 31 over Quinnipiac University in the NCAA Division I Men's Hockey Tournament at the Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence. The hockey regional brought in $1.9 million in economic impact to the area. / COURTESY BOSTON COLLEGE MEN'S HOCKEY

NCAA hockey tourney, despite challenges, brought in $1.9M in economic impact

Economic Activity 04/05/2024

PROVIDENCE – Although hotel performance was weaker than what Providence Warwick Convention & Visitors Bureau officials hoped for on March 29-31, hockey “March Madness”...

BREEZE AIRWAYS has agreed to a multiyear partnership with Rhode Island FC to be the expansion soccer club's front-of-jersey sponsor.

Breeze Airways becomes Rhode Island FC’s multiyear front-of-jersey sponsor

Government 12/04/2023

WARWICK – Breeze Airways’ brand will now go beyond Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport to the soccer pitch starting this coming March. Officials from...