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ARTISTS AT WORK: Anna Thompson, standing, studio arts coordinator at The Groden Network, helps Bobby Brillon, left, and Jessica Vallee, students in Groden’s adult program, with their pottery projects that will be sold at the organization’s Pop-Up Shop from Black Friday through Christmas Eve. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Groden offers network of help, opportunity

AN ESTIMATED 1 in 59 U.S. children are currently diagnosed with being on the autism spectrum, people with an array of challenges in social...

Long honored for nonprofit work

NICHOLAS TROTT LONG, a Little Compton-based attorney, recently received the 2019 Dorothy Lohmann Community Service Award from the Rhode Island Bar Association. The award...

Lists: Top Private Companies

Just missed the list: 1. BayCoast Bank | 2018 revenue: $86,111,000 2. BankNewport | 2018 revenue: $85,631,551 3. Systems Engineering Associates Corp. | 2018 revenue: $71,455,718 FOOTNOTES 1. Lifespan...

A stronger workforce

What attributes or skills do you most value in employees? All of the above: 60% Strong work ethic: 30% Helping others: 10% Meeting deadlines: 0% Trying to better the...
KEYNOTE: Ed ­Lambert, executive director of Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education and former mayor of Fall River, will be the keynote speaker at the SouthCoast Chamber of Commerce’s 133rd annual Business Meeting to be held Nov. 21 at Century House in Acushnet. / COURTESY SOUTHCOAST CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Editor’s Choice: SouthCoast Chamber to host 133rd annual Business Meeting

EDITOR’S CHOICE SouthCoast Chamber to host 133rd annual Business Meeting THE SOUTHCOAST CHAMBER of Commerce will host its 133rd annual Business Meeting. The event...
THE R.I. BOARD of Education has approved proposed tuition and fee increases for the University of Rhode Island, pictured, Rhode Island College and the Community College of Rhode Island. / COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND

R.I. education board OKs proposed tuition increases for URI, RIC, CCRI

WARWICK – Students attending Rhode Island’s public colleges and university may need to dig a little deeper in their pockets to pay for tuition...
EDWARD M. LAKE is vice president and director of commercial services and government banking at Centreville Bank. / COURTESY CENTREVILLE BANK

Five Questions With: Edward M. Lake

Edward M. Lake was recently named the new vice president and director of commercial services and government banking at Centreville Bank. His career began...

Most-read stories on PBN.com, October 2019

1. U.S. News awards 4 R.I. nursing homes top honors POSTED ONLINE: OCT. 29. Briarcliffe Manor in Johnston, Hallworth House in Providence, Hattie Ide...

Raoof named new RISCA grants management fellow

ANISA RAOOF was recently appointed as the new grants management fellow for the R.I. State Council on the Arts. Raoof is the former executive...

Who Owns The Block?

Huttleston Avenue Bridge Street to Adams Street Fairhaven PBN RESEARCH AND PHOTOS/James Bessette PBN GRAPHIC/Lisa Lagreca
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