James Bessette
James Bessette joined the Providence Business News as the Researcher in February 2018. Prior to joining PBN, he worked as a reporter for The Independent and as a copy editor for The Newport Daily News. He also worked as a sports reporter for Southern Rhode Island Newspapers and as news editor for The East Greenwich Pendulum. He holds a bachelor’s degree in communications from Rhode Island College.
Benjamin to chair Women’s Resource Center board
NICOLE J. BENJAMIN, an attorney with Providence-based firm Adler Pollock & Sheehan PC, was recently named board president for the Women’s Resource Center. Benjamin...
Web of information
Does your company’s website get updated frequently?
Yes: 92.3%
No: 7.7%Who manages your website?
In-house IT personnel: 42.8%
Marketing department: 28.6%
Outside website-development firm: 28.6%
Our company does not have...
Who’s on the Board?
Mission: Providence Preservation Society’s goal is to improve the city by advocating for historic preservation and the enhancement of its unique character through thoughtful...
Editor’s Choice: URI, Brown University to host Brain Week events
EDITOR’S CHOICE
URI, Brown University to host Brain Week events BRAIN WEEK RHODE ISLAND, sponsored by Brown University’s Institute for Brain Science and the...
Lists: General contractors
Total regional employees listed, including in just-missed list: 3,049Just missed the list:
1 (tie). Caldwell & Johnson Custom Builders & Remodelers | No. of regional...
Five Questions With: Mary O’Rourke
Children’s Wishes, a Warwick-based nonprofit that provides wish experiences and support to families of children dealing with chronic illnesses, recently partnered with Boston-based wellness-product...
DPUC to investigate Interstate Navigation’s new ferry plans
WARWICK – The R.I. Division of Public Utilities and Carriers on Friday opened an investigative docket to look into the “needs and appropriateness” of...
Franchisee: Sejal and Harsh Patel
Sejal and Harsh Patel | Firehouse Subs | 1000 Chapel View Blvd., Suite 108, CranstonThe pitch: Firehouse Subs makes and sells sub sandwiches and...
Kidder to chair College Unbound board of trustees
PATRICIA KIDDER, an attorney and owner of Newport-based Credit’s Cool, was recently named the new chair of College Unbound’s board of trustees. Prior to...
Most-read stories on PBN.com, February 2019
1. Two R.I. chefs named James Beard Award semifinalists POSTED ONLINE: FEB. 27. Ben Sukle, chef and co-proprietor of Oberlin restaurant, and James Mark,...
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