Posts Tagged ‘Business’
Business Beat: Dave’s Fresh Marketplace is IGA USA Retailer of the Year
The Independent Grocers Alliance has announced Dave Cesario, owner of Dave’s Fresh Marketplace in East Greenwich, Rhode Island as IGA USA Retailers of the Year. The Retailer of the Year awards are the highest honors IGA bestows upon its retailer members. They are presented annually to grocers who have best provided leadership and excellence in…
Read MoreNewport Mansions: MLK Day free admission at Breakers, Marble House. Breakers gates re-do.
Newport Mansions Offer Free Admission on MLK Day The Preservation Society of Newport County will offer free admission to The Breakers and Marble House on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Monday, January 20. The Breakers and Marble House – two National Historic Landmarks built during the Gilded Age by members of the Vanderbilt family –…
Read MoreSCOTUS won’t hear challenge to Vineyard Wind – Nantucket Current. Executive Order expected
by Jason Graziadei • Jan 13, 2025 – The Nantucket Current – Photo, Kit Noble, Nantucket Current RINewsToday: This is printed in cooperation with The Nantucket Current, which has been following the issue offshore wind turbines, particularly the failure of the turbine blade that caused shards and debris to wash up on Nantucket beaches, and…
Read MoreRITA’s Truck Transportation taught to 30 Eagle Scouts at 2025 Merit Badge College
Thirty aspiring Eagle Scouts attended the “Truck Transportation” course taught by RITA’s Chris Maxwell at Saturday’s Merit Badge College. Held at Rhode Island College by Scouts BSA, the full day event offers Scouts an opportunity to meet with highly qualified professionals to learn and foster the development of lifelong interests and potential career paths. Maxwell…
Read MoreNetworking Pick of the Week: RI Small Business Development Center
Kick off the New Year with Workforce Solutions & Networking! Join them for an informational Third Thursday SBDC coffee hour that Polaris MEP is taking over! The event will be held on Thursday, January 16th from 8:30am to 9:30am at RI Commerce, 315 Iron Horse Way, Providence and is targeted to Small Business Owners. Featuring…
Read MoreA new year – if you’ve known it’s time to pivot, GO! – Mary T. O’Sullivan
by Mary T. O’Sullivan, contributing writer on business leadership “A pivot is a change in strategy without a change in vision.” – Eric Reis COVID-19 set the world as we knew it back years, even though many routines seem somewhat back to normal. There was so much disruption during that time that a lot of…
Read MoreRhode Island Tax Compliance Day in-person event to resolve tax related issues, Jan. 13th
Tax Compliance Day is an event hosted periodically by the Division of Taxation to give taxpayers an opportunity to seek resolution for your complex Rhode Island and/or federal tax issues in easily accessible locations and at convenient times. The event will be held on MONDAY, January 13th from 10am to 6pm at Alger Hall, Room…
Read MoreAppliance maintenance you can do yourself – Mary Hunt
by Mary Hunt, contributing writer – EverydayCheapskate.com It was Christmas Eve several years ago. Everything was ready. Our overnight company would be arriving in a matter of hours. I opened the refrigerator to discover the inside had reached a balmy 70 F. This could not have happened at a worse time. Away to my computer…
Read MoreIn the News… recap of the week ending Jan. 11, 2025
RHODE ISLAND & VICINITY 54 homeless people died in Rhode Island. 1 has died – last week – in RI – inside a UHaul van WPRI’s Ted Nesi says hackers were demanding $23 million as a ransom payment House Speaker Joe Shekarchi said he thinks it’s more likely the new westbound Washington Bridge will not…
Read MoreLandmark Medical Center’s owner, Prime Healthcare, expands to Maine facilities, MDs.
Prime Healthcare Foundation Expands Mission with Addition of Central Maine Healthcare Photo: Landmark Medical Center, Woonsocket As announced by Prime Healthcare officials: The Prime Healthcare Foundation and the Central Maine Healthcare (CMH) Board of Directors announced they have reached an agreement for Prime Healthcare Foundation to become the sole corporate member and parent company of…
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