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TOUGH AS NAILS: Founded in 1998, Nail has garnered accolades for its work with Mike & Ike, The Providence Journal and the Rhode Island Food Bank. Pictured above is Nail’s leadership team, which includes, from left: Creative Partner Alec Beckett, Managing Partner Jeremy Crisp and Creative Partner Brian Goss. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Getting clients noticed their forte

When work is this much fun, can it really be called work at all? The trio leading Nail, a Providence communications agency, have spent,...
PROVIDING CARE: Charles P. Iacono, right, vice president of philanthropy at Home and Hospice Care of Rhode Island, speaks with Dr. Edward Martin, chief medical officer at the nonprofit. Iacono says he’s seen increased support from corporations recently. / PBN PHOTO/NATALJA KENT

Corporate giving still strong in Ocean State

When Ocean State Job Lot co-owner Alan Perlman recently found himself with a pricing deal on Kellogg’s cereal too good to pass up that...
EMPLOYEES OF American Dryer Corp. recently donated supplies, including bottled water, to aid victims of Hurricane Sandy.

American Dryer to assist with laundry services

In response to damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, American Dryer Corp. is hoping to help those affected throughout the Northeast by making sure they...

DeCubellis Foundation joins Big Blue Bug lighting

PROVIDENCE – The Katie DeCubellis Memorial Foundation and Big Blue Bug Solutions officially lit the affectionately known as the “Big Blue Bug” earlier this...

Foster Parents Association rebrands

EAST PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Foster Parents Association has rebranded as Foster Forward with a new name, new look and new logo to...

Neighbors in Need to help nonprofits, people

PROVIDENCE – Citizens Bank, Cumulus Broadcasting radio stations and Hasbro Inc. will hold the fifth year of Neighbors in Need, a program designed to...

Five Questions With: Rita St. Pierre

Rita St. Pierre, president of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul Diocesan Council of Providence, a Catholic lay organization that, among other things,...
HOTEL OCCUPANCY rates in Providence hit 81.3 percent in October, marking the second time this year the city has surpassed an 80 percent occupancy rate since October 2004.  / PBN FILE PHOTO

Providence hotel occupancy rate surpasses 80% in October

(Updated, 10 a.m.) PROVIDENCE – Providence posted an 81.3 percent hotel occupancy rate for October, the second time this year it has surpassed an 80...
TECH SUPPORT: Donald R. Bailey, left, director of Phillips Memorial Library at Providence College, and John Sweeney, senior vice president and chief financial officer at PC, in the library’s TecHub. / PBN PHOTO/DAVID LEVESQUE

TecHub boosting library use at Providence College

For years Providence College students had been congregating on the lowest floor of the school’s Phillips Memorial Library largely to work on group projects...
GOOD MANNERS: Daniel Titus, left, assistant director of Salve Regina’s computer labs who served as an etiquette coach, and senior Sebastian Berrazueta, at the school’s 2012 Etiquette Dinner.

Photo Credit 1 = PHOTO COURTESY SALVE REGINA/ANDREA HANSEN

&lsquo;Soft&rsquo; skills are again sought by employers

What do you do if your cellphone rings while at a business dinner? The answer should be simple, but that’s not always the case in...
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