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SOLVING PROBLEMS: Theresa Raimondo, an assistant professor of engineering at Brown University, will be one of the faculty members taking advantage of an $11.1 million National Institutes of Health grant to research RNA for health care. 
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Brown aims to become epicenter for RNA research

Ribonucleic acid, or RNA, has emerged as one of the more puzzling mysteries of modern medicine and one that Brown University researchers are untangling. RNA...
TRIAL AND ERROR: Alejandro Martinez, Mearthane Products Corp.’s marketing director, shows some experimental moldings in the company’s development lab inside its Cranston headquarters. 
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Meet the Makers: Moment of ingenuity helped Mearthane to continue rolling

In more ways than one, Cranston-based Mear-thane Products Corp. has proved to be the ultimate spinoff company over the last 60 years. The company was...
CONSTANT DIVERSIFICATION: Evelyn Gutierrez works on countertop rails for an American-made yacht with Chairman Thomas Tanury at Lincoln-based metal finishing company Tanury Industries. The company used to specialize in jewelry, but now the largest markets it serves are lighting, electronics, aerospace and giftware.
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Meet the Makers: Tanury Industries stays on its toes to keep...

Just about anything can shine at Tanury Industries. It’s hard to miss the reflections coming off all kinds of objects – from eyeglass frames...
MANY USES: VR Industries Inc. CEO and President Brian Pestana, left, visits machine technician Brandon Roy on the factory floor of the Warwick-based electronic contract manufacturer, which focuses on making circuit boards for a variety of industries, including industrial, defense, medical and the blue economy.  
PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Meet the Makers: Adaptability, customer relationships key to VR Industries’ 40...

VR Industries Inc. has evolved significantly over its 40-year history. Founded in 1985 by Fred Pestana, the company transitioned from a relay business in...

Brown Surgical Associates adds 7 new surgeons

PROVIDENCE – Brown Surgical Associates, which was part of Brown Physicians Inc. and is now part of Brown Health Medical Group after Brown Physicians...

Southcoast Health donates $112K to New Bedford Community Health’s primary care...

NEW BEDFORD – Leaders of Southcoast Health and New Bedford Community Health recently gathered to celebrate Southcoast’s donation to the NBCH campaign to expand...

Five Questions With: Dr. Sandra Rao

Dr. Sandra Rao, director of breast imaging at Rhode Island Medical Imaging, spoke recently with Providence Business News about her role and breast imaging...
TESTING: Brewer Matt Von ­Holten, foreground, and cellarman Eric Gonzalez, who oversees the day-to-day post-brewing processes, test the wort – the liquid ­extracted from the mashing process when brewing beer – at The Guild Brewery in Pawtucket.
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

SOBER REFLECTION: With the craft beer boom over, breweries look...

Matthew Gray has cleared many hurdles to keep Ragged Island Brewing Co. running. And the obstacles are still coming. Gray opened Ragged Island Brewing with...
HEALTHY TALK: Dr. Edward McGookin, third from the left, speaks during a panel discussion at Providence Business News’ Fall Health Care Summit: Shaping the Future of Care on Oct. 30. McGookin is chief of primary care at Brown Health Medical Group Primary Care. With him during the first of two panel discussions are, from left, Victoria Williams, assistant professor of health care administration at Rhode Island College; Dr. Roger Mitty, president and chief operating officer of Care New England Medical Group; and Sen. Pamela Lauria, a nurse practitioner. Moderating is PBN Editor Michael Mello, standing. 
PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

PBN Health Summit panel: Could R.I. fix doctor shortage by looking...

Despite the state’s ongoing shortage of primary care providers, Rhode Island’s largest health system has seen success in recruiting doctors from surrounding states. However,...
BENEFITS BOOST: AA Sign & Awning owner Darryl Lindie plans to sign up his company for RISavers, a public retirement savings program for the private sector. 
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

New state program will allow more employees to build nest egg

Darryl Lindie has been trying to boost benefits offerings for his employees since buying AA Sign & Awning in Warwick a few years ago. He’s...
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