In just over a decade, Hope & Main has launched more than 500 food businesses – and 45% are still in operation today.

Four Democrats are vying to replace the late Dominick Ruggerio in Senate District 4 representing North Providence and a ...

A lagging economy and issues with housing and transportation are driving this fourth-generation Rhode Islander out of state.

This week, we feature Hope & Main, "Rhode Island’s premier culinary incubator and among the top 10 in the country." We asked its president and founder, Lisa Raiola , to tell us more about the ...

The first six months of 2025 saw tremendous change in Rhode Island’s restaurant industry. There were fires, expansions, ...

One in four of Rhode Island’s consumer packaged goods companies starts at Hope & Main. Each year, we help create around 50 new food businesses, generating over 350 jobs and nearly $3 million in ...

The program will need about $450K per year just to fund the bonds, and no money was set aside in the budget to fund it.

Gov. Dan McKee appointed a interim secretary of commerce Thursday. McKee chose Jim Bennett, President of the Rhode Island ...

Rhode Island is considering the "Taylor Swift tax" on luxury homes. The tax targets non-owner occupied properties valued over ...

Sipping an ice cold beer at the bar, Andrew Ferrandino was philosophical about the new Matunuck Oyster Bar. “It’s great,” he ...

RI's restaurant scene has hard a hard year, with some saying they've seen more closures in the last 12 months than ever.

State officials In Rhode Island hope the life-sciences will propel new economic growth in the state. But there are challenges ...