As soon as the Rhode Island Black Business Association started 12 years ago, Lisa Ranglin, its founder, president and CEO, said it's been a goal to have a multipurpose headquarters, where the organization can grow and help minority small-business owners to dream, create and scale up their own ventures.
Now that dream is a reality — thanks to local and federal money that helped the organization purchase 220 Smith St. in Newport.
The Rhode Island Black Business Association, a nonprofit organization…
