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FOOD PREP: Rith Hou, recipe support and team expediter, assembles containers of ricotta cheese at meal delivery service provider Feast & Fettle Inc. in East Providence.
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Alignment between execs, staff keeps DEI work sustainable

PBN 2025 DIVERSITY EQUITY & INCLUSION AWARDS Food/Beverage: Feast and Fettle Inc. At Feast & Fettle INC., diversity, equity and inclusion policies aren’t just a part...
PERSONNEL MEETING: City Personnel employees meet at the staffing organization’s office in Providence. Pictured, from left, are Daniel Apajee, sourcing specialist; Adora Andrade, recruiting coordinator; Dawn Apajee, founder and president; Zach Gagnon, marketing manager; and recruiting specialists Britt Phillips and Soledad Lacayo.
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City Personnel’s DEI philosophy shapes Rhode Island’s workforce

PBN 2025 DIVERSITY EQUITY & INCLUSION AWARDS Professional Services (Consulting): City Personnel Diversity, equity and inclusion efforts have always been a priority at Providence staffing agency...
WORK ­ENVIRONMENT: Independent journalist Steve Ahlquist taps out a story on his laptop at the ­Rochambeau Library in Providence. He’s covered social issues for a few small local blogs and now publishes on the digital platform Substack. 
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MICHAEL SALERNO

BROKEN NEWS? Outlets in search of sustainable community journalism model

Tapping away at his laptop at the Rochambeau Library in Providence, Steve Ahlquist doesn’t look the part of a pioneer. He began reporting on Rhode...
UNIQUE PROTECTION: Niurka Fernandez, production lead at G-Form LLC, works on the factory floor at the company’s Providence facility, where it makes protective gear for athletes, as well as the military and law enforcement, using SmartFlex technology.
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G-Form Engineers the Future of Flexible, High-Impact Gear

PBN 2025 Manufacturing Awards PRODUCT INNOVATION & DESIGN: G-Form LLC For more than two decades, G-Form LLC, based in Providence, has been trailblazing a path in...
DRILLING DOWN: Mazinho Palencia, a Community College of Rhode Island graduate, works on a drill press in the school’s ­Advanced Manufacturing Lab in 2024.
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CRISIS OF INTEREST: Industry woos next-gen workers

With a rich industrial history – ranging from shipbuilding and textiles to jewelry, chemicals and metals – the Ocean State’s economy has always been...

ParsonsKellogg offers premium opportunity

PBN 2025 FASTEST GROWING COMPANIES 2025 $50 MILLION AND ABOVE 3. ParsonsKellogg LLC CEO (or equivalent): Thomas Kellogg III, president 2024 Revenue: $123.5 million 2022 Revenue: $74.8 million Revenue...

Feast & Fettle is feasting on major progress

PBN 2025 FASTEST GROWING COMPANIES $15 MILLION TO $50 MILLION 2. Feast & Fettle Inc. CEO (or equivalent): Carlos Ventura 2024 Revenue: $36.2 million 2022 Revenue: $19.8 million Revenue...
QUICK CONSULTATION: Element2 Consulting Group 
co-founders Rocco Giusti, left, and Patrick Madden discuss a presentation at the company’s Lincoln office. 
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Element2 Consulting Group in an element all their own

PBN 2025 FASTEST GROWING COMPANIES $2.5 MILLION TO $15 MILLION 1. Element2 Consulting Group CEO (or equivalent): Rocco Giusti, managing partner and chief operating officer; Patrick...
CREATING OPPORTUNITIES: City Personnel founder and President Dawn Apajee said she created her Providence-based staffing agency because she wanted it to be personal, inclusive and community-driven. 
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Dawn Apajee

PBN Leaders & Achievers Awards 2025 DAWN APAJEE City Personnel Founder and president DAWN APAJEE’S RECRUITING ­CAREER began in London in 1989. From the start, she loved...
EFFICIENT: Ken Burnett, Centreville Bank senior vice president and commercial team leader, pioneered the bank’s first renewable energy lending program, leading to more than $60 million in solar and wind project financing. 
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Ken Burnett

PBN Leaders & Achievers Awards 2025 KEN BURNETT Centreville Bank Senior vice president and commercial team leader KEN BURNETT ALWAYS KNEW he wanted a career that...
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