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Weekapaug Inn opens following $20 million renovation
The historic Weekapaug Inn re-opened on Sunday after a $20 million renovation, Ocean House Management LLC announced Tuesday. more
| 10/9/12
Dinner served with side of history
Sometimes when patrons come to Iron Works Tavern in Warwick, they spend more time looking up at the building’s ceiling than at the restaurant’s menu. more

By Rebecca Keister
PBN Staff Writer | 10/8/12

Quick-service where restaurant jobs are in U.S.
Rachael Wright had culinary training, a bachelor’s degree in nutrition and a dream of putting her education to work. After a couple of years waiting tables and trying to launch her career, Wright finally went where the jobs are: quick-service food. more
Bloomberg News | 10/8/12
Newcomers jazz up convention scene
When HP Hood, the dairy company based in Lynnfield, Mass., started looking to relocate its annual amateur cooking competition from Portland, Maine, after three years there, there were lots of reasons to consider Providence. more

By Rebecca Keister
PBN Staff Writer | 10/8/12

Procaccianti sells Westin to Omni
The Procaccianti Group has agreed to sell the Westin Providence Hotel to Omni Hotels & Resorts in a deal that is expected to close in December. more
| 10/5/12
WaterFire exports a creative vision
One year after sounding alarms that it was teetering on the brink of insolvency, WaterFire Providence reports that it has surmounted past issues and is looking to resurrect plans to consolidate operations in a single location. more
10/1/12
R.I. restaurant-sales growth among nation’s worst
Rhode Island’s projected 2.3 percent restaurant-sales growth for 2012 is among the worst in the country, besting only Vermont and West Virginia, at 2.2 percent each, and can be at least partially blamed on its slow population growth and high unemployment rate, according to National Restaurant Association research. more

By Rebecca Keister
PBN Staff Writer | 10/1/12

R.I. ranks second in New England for hotel occupancy
Rhode Island remains second in the New England region for hotel occupancy rates and has seen a 6 percent revenue per room growth for 2012 so far, according to numbers from Smith Travel Research presented at Wednesday’s hospitality industry outlook summit. more
Chains must think like locals to survive in R.I.
Our local restaurants are the envy of foodies nationwide. Tourism officials have been fielding calls on a daily basis from meeting planners and journalists who are coming to visit our state to scout out upcoming events. One of the initial requests from these out-of-towners is to dine out locally. Our reputation for culinary creativity is such that high on the list of attractions is the state’s restaurant scene. more
9/24/12
Racing reaps profits in Newport
Among the positives during a busy summer in Newport, a corporate-outing windfall was realized as the City by the Sea played host to several major sailing events, including the America’s Cup World Series, tall ships and the 2012 Newport Bermuda Race. more

By Michael Souza
PBN Staff Writer | 9/24/12

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