John A. Lahtinen, Author at Providence Business News

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HOUSING AROUND: Barbara Fields, executive director at R.I. Housing and Mortgage Finance Corp., has earned a reputation as a passionate proponent of affordable housing. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Fields improves how R.I. Housing fosters community, opportunity

Business Women 05/25/2018

Industry Leader, Social Services | Barbara Fields, R.I. Housing While Barbara Fields may not remember the exact moment she decided what she wanted to...

GREEN TEAM: National Marker CEO Michael Black, left, and General Manager Patrick Madigan show off the company’s solar array outside its North Smithfield facility. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

National Marker Co. focuses quality ethic toward energy efficiency

Business Services 03/09/2018

National Marker Co. | Green Manufacturing Many things have changed in the nearly 100 years since National Marker Co. opened its doors, but not the...

LEAN SCENE: Town Dock President and CEO Ryan Clark oversees the inspection process of the day’s squid landing. Town Dock is Rhode Island’s largest calamari processor and the nation’s largest supplier to the domestic market. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

The Town Dock thrives using lean management, team work in calamari...

Natural Resources 03/09/2018

The Town Dock | Lean Management Call it squid or calamari, but when it’s on your menu, family-owned The Town Dock is likely to be...

PROSPEROUS HISTORY: William A. “Bill” White, Coastway president and CEO, speaks with Katie MacDonald, left, marketing manager, and Jeanette Fitz, chief financial officer, at the bank’s Providence office. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELY

Coastway Community Bank positions customers to prosper

Financial Services 11/10/2017

Excellence at a Midsize Company | Coastway Community Bank Coastway Community Bank’s team has been serving Rhode Islanders’ financial needs nearly 100 years, growing to...

HUMAN INVESTMENT: Embrace Home Loans leaders help people finance “homes where memories are made.” A key to that effort is in-house training. Engaged in conversatiom are Nicholas DeLuca, middle, Al Dussinger, right, and attendee Lillia Wild. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Embracing change, investing in itself and new business channels

Financial Services 09/22/2017

FASTEST GROWING COMPANIES | $75M AND ABOVE | 1ST PLACE Kurt Noyce has been with Embrace Home Loans for 27 years, 18 as president. In...

THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE for Quality Assurance has named two Rhode Island Medicaid plans, Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island and UnitedHealthcare of New England Inc., among the top 10 in the U.S.

Premama combines entrepreneurial energy and maternity health

Entrepreneurship 09/22/2017

FASTEST GROWING COMPANIES | $250,000-$5M | 1ST PLACE Dan Aziz developed the idea for a pill-free, drinkable prenatal vitamin company while studying entrepreneurship as a...

Chartwise translates medical codes into billable data

Entrepreneurship 09/22/2017

FASTEST GROWING COMPANIES | $5M-$25M | 2ND PLACE In 2008, Dr. Jonathan Elion attended a session run by a hospital consultant stressing the importance of...

Qualified Resources International specializes in finding talent in tight labor market

PBN Award Winners 09/22/2017

FASTEST GROWING COMPANIES | $5M-$25M | 3RD PLACE For years, Qualified Resources International Inc. has remained steadfast in its development of strong relationships with clients...

Envision grows thanks to focus on tech users

Business Services 09/22/2017

FASTEST GROWING COMPANIES | $5M-$25M | 4TH PLACE Founded nearly 20 years ago as a small IT consultancy offering technology services to businesses in and...