James Baar
Where ice cream, soda still help medicine go down
Honoree | Christina Procaccianti, Green Line Apothecary
Christina Procaccianti’s independent apothecary and soda fountain in South Kingstown provides her clients with a package hard...
Where ice cream, soda still help medicine go down
Christina Procaccianti’s independent apothecary and soda fountain in South Kingstown provides her clients with a package hard to find elsewhere: expertly filled medical prescriptions,...
Web, technology has helped Guerard build global photo business
Mix babies, creative artistry, entrepreneurialism, technological savvy and female drive and you get a leading Rhode Island photographer and businesswoman named Heidi Hope Guerard.
Guerard...
Unafraid of bias, Anne the Plumber cleaning up
There was the iconic Rosie the Riveter, a fictional woman munitions worker of World War II. Then came Lillian Baumbach, recognized in the 1950s...
Torbett advocate for her patients and industry
Dr. Jennifer Torbett has a tip for young women trying to decide on a career: Go into dentistry.
It's advice that would have surprised her...
O’Donnell builds respect in male-dominated industry
If you want to know how to boost the Rhode Island economy, talk to Carol O'Donnell, who has thrived in a tough business sector,...
Neal Fine
What are the biggest hurdles to starting a business in Rhode Island?
Big hurdle No. 1 is finding seed funding – particularly in the energy...
MIKEL helping assure U.S. ocean dominance
Critical technology, helping assure U.S. naval dominance in the world's oceans, is being developed at MIKEL Inc. in Middletown, a small, rapidly growing, high-tech...
Former athlete’s drive fuels wealth-management career
The same drive and competitiveness that helped Karen Emma become a top college athlete has led her to build a growing wealth-management business.
After eight...
Siren Marine hopes to ride ‘connected-boat’ wave
New Internet of Things technology developed by Siren Marine has the Newport-based company eyeing a leadership role in the evolving "connected-boat" market.
The 5-year-old marine-technology...