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R.I. overspent on film tax credits in 2022, creating unexpected $3.2M...

Economic Activity 06/05/2025

From “The Gilded Age” to “Hocus Pocus 2,” Rhode Island has played a starring role in a growing number of TV shows, movies, commercials...

LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION: John Faella is the owner of Sterling Cleaners Inc., which is located across the street from the Cranston Street Armory in the West End of Providence. Faella says his business benefits from the armory being used as a sound stage for TV and film productions because crews seek his services when they need costumes cleaned or repaired, which can bring in an additional $5,000 to $7,000 of business per production. PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

For some local businesses, film productions are lights, camera… extra money

Economy 05/09/2025

Sterling Cleaners Inc. in the working-class West End of Providence might feel like a world away from the glitz of Hollywood, but it’s closer...

‘The Real Housewives of Rhode Island’ is now a reality

News Story 05/07/2025

PROVIDENCE – Reality television is coming to Rhode Island. Evolution Media will film Bravo’s “The Real Housewives of Rhode Island” across the Ocean State, R.I....

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