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WHALE OF A TIME: While the Whaling City Festival in New Bedford was canceled this year after 45 years, the city will still be the site of about 30 festivals this season. Those include AHA! events, shown above, which take place in downtown New Bedford the second Thursday of each month. / COURTESY CITY OF NEW BEDFORD

Region is a haven for festivals

The Great Chowder Cook-off in Newport brings in a stellar group of chefs to compete with Rhode Island’s best. Chowder luminaries arrived this year...
FULL PLATE: Engineer Jim Crowshaw sits at a scanning electron microscope at Tanury Industries. The business began in 1946 plating jewelry and has expanded its capabilities to include gold-plating interiors of corporate jets and creating unique, durable finishes for eyeglass frames. Standing is company Chairman Tom Tanury. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Lincoln firm shows finishing kick

Riding the waves of change from electroplating for the jewelry industry, through strategic diversification and unrelenting commitment to quality, Tanury Industries continues to advance...
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Businesses urged to protect against climate change

(Corrected, June 17, 2:51 p.m.)</b The Coastal Institute at the University of Rhode Island’s Narragansett Bay campus will be adding climate-change information targeted specifically to...
SHADY POLITICS: Regarding the 38 Studios loan guarantee, Rep. Karen L. MacBeth said “we were led to believe this was going to be a job-creation bill to help our economy and our businesses and what it really was, it was a backroom deal.” / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Getting answers on 38 Studios can prevent reoccurrence

Rep. Karen MacBeth is in a high-visibility position chairing the House Committee on Oversight and charged with overseeing an inquiry into the failed 38...

Full-speed ahead only gear for Chamber’s Konicki

Lisa Konicki is going full-speed ahead 17 years into her role as executive director of the Greater Westerly-Pawcatuck Area Chamber of Commerce. She’s on a...
Janice Lee Kelly

Interest ballooning in Kelly’s unique sculptures

When people ask her about her work, Janice Lee Kelly usually tells them, “I’m in the event-transformation business.” Her creations range from elegant and...
FACE TIME: Jay Sidhu, chairman and CEO at Customers Bank, said he feels “virtual banking is being embraced, but people still like to have the opportunity to go into a bank office.” / COURTESY CUSTOMERS BANK

Bankers as client partners key to Customers’ success

Jay Sidhu led Customers Bank to the top spot in Bank Director magazine’s 2014 Growth Leaders Ranking, announced April 29. It is the...
SUPPLY AND DEMAND: Reidar’s Trawl Gear and Marine Supply expanded to a 21,000-square-foot New Bedford building last July. Above, owner Reidar Bendiksen, left, and son Tor Bendiksen, chief operating officer, with employees Meghan Lapp, front, and Sarah Fortin. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Their innovations boon to fishermen

A business that serves commercial fishermen has built-in challenges, among them weather, changing fish populations and federal regulations that substantially impact planning and development....
PLANNING AHEAD: Adriana I. Dawson, director of employer outreach and engagement at Roger Williams University, says students who have a level of expertise in a particular area and have it complemented with abilities like critical thinking have a competitive edge in the job market. / COURTESY RISBDC

A new start at RWU but the mission is familiar

Adriana Dawson stepped in to deepen the connection between Rhode Island’s educational and business communities on March 31 through a newly created position at...
CLEAN LIVING: Alfred Renaud, owner of Green Pro Services, has been in the cleaning business for 35 years. After a health scare three years ago, he now uses only nontoxic products in his work. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Company eager to fill green-cleaning niche

Diversified Resources, a Warwick financial advisory firm, changed its cleaning company a couple of months ago to Green Pro Services, a new venture with...
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