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Workers stitch firm back to health
The founding of North East Knitting Inc. in Pawtucket from the ashes of a bankrupt elastic-textile maker 27 years ago followed a Hollywood script as much as a business textbook. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 4/15/13

Powering research out of this world
Yardney Technical Products sends its lithium-ion batteries far and wide, including two that landed on Mars in August 2012 on NASA’s Curiosity rover. more

By Rhonda Miller
PBN Staff Writer | 4/8/13

Tying technology to customer needs
In 2007, Martin King started project-management-services firm Gurnet Consulting from his kitchen table. more

By Lindsay Lorenz
PBN Researcher | 4/1/13

Diversifying keeps this firm afloat
Some of the most successful, early fiberglass sailboats in the world were produced by designers and builders in Rhode Island’s East Bay. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 3/25/13

Whiskey-making revived at mill site
It’s become a common question-and-answer scenario when Mike Reppucci tells someone about his business, Sons of Liberty Spirits Co. more

By Rhonda Miller
PBN Staff Writer | 3/18/13

Entrepreneur percolates local success
David Levesque has a lot for which to thank the women in his life, and he’s not shy about giving credit where credit is due. more

By Rebecca Keister
PBN Staff Writer | 3/11/13

Challenging giants in team apparel
The Internet has found local team-sports apparel. Long the domain of neighborhood sporting-goods shops or mom-and-pop screen printers, sales of uniforms and clothing for small teams – from Little League to corporate softball and high school wrestling – are migrating online like so many other consumer products. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 3/4/13

This aluminum art is built to last
Small models of sculptures often become very large works of art at Amaral Custom Fabrications. more

By Rhonda Miller
PBN Staff Writer | 2/25/13

Passion insulates firm from doubt
Some small businesses are started from a love for a particular product or field. Others are born out of a person’s professional desire to be their own boss and control a career trajectory, while shaping service based on their specific ideals. more

By Rebecca Keister
PBN Staff Writer | 2/18/13

Bomb Squad is swinging for fences
Baseball wasn’t in the original career plans for Jeff Sweenor, but on the business side of the sport he has found a true calling. more

By Rhonda Miller
PBN Staff Writer | 2/4/13

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