JP Spoonem's in Cranston has closed. The announcement by the beloved breakfast-and-lunch landmark marks the latest in shutterings of popular institutions in Rhode Island.
For top 300 CEOs, pay increased $13.7M in 2020, up from $12.8M in 2019.
A series of new reports unveil that America’s top CEOs had a big year in 2020 during the pandemic. One Rhode Island CEO made over $27 million in 2020.
“Median pay for the chief executives of more than 300 of the biggest U.S. public companies reached $13.7 million last year, up from $12.8 million for the same companies a year earlier and on track for a record, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis,” reports the WSJ.
More than 110,000 American restaurants have closed according to the National Restaurant Association in data it released in January.
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A diner in Smithfield, Rhode Island has announced it is closing.
Laura’s Pleasant View Diner located at 132 Pleasant View Avenue issued a statement that April 11 will be its last day.
“This last decade has had many ups and downs, but none more challenging than this last year,” said the diner in a statement. “We didn’t know what it was like to have ten sudden open shifts on a Friday until this past year…this constant change has begun to alter our restaurant becoming impersonal and inconsistent. This is wasn’t want we pride ourselves on what we want our diner to become.”GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLAST