Sarah Francis
She’s answering call for many more nannies
If dealing with COVID-19 wasn’t stressful enough for parents of young kids, finding reliable child care during the pandemic was enough to give them...
From lemonade stand to fruitful company
When life hands you lemons, don’t just make lemonade. Consider Mariana R. Silva-Buck’s solution – a lemonade company launched from her daughter’s lemonade stand.
Since...
United Way’s Brown is a lone start who is maintaining the...
PBN Diversity Equity & Inclusion 2023 Awards
Diversity Champion: Adama Brown, United Way of Rhode Island Inc.
AS A BLACK CHILD IN TEXAS in the...
She’s carved out a place in a rock-hard industry
Explore many of the cities on the East Coast, and chances are you’ll see the work of Angela Conte’s North Kingstown company, Structural Stone...
Finding workforce is labor intensive for local nonprofits
The COVID-19 pandemic’s cascading aftereffects have been complicated and hard to shake for Rhode Island’s nonprofits, which employ 67,000 Rhode Islanders. That number represents...
Her ability to ‘speak geek’ helped build a company
Ruth DiGiovanni knows talking about her company, which develops and installs cloud-based phone systems, isn’t the most exciting conversation starter.
“ ‘Here I am with...
BOUNCING BACK: Manager training widens career path
Think of it as a combination of a Boy Scout campfire game and a classic round of Jenga. Teams make piles of sticks, scraps...
Altus Dental’s teledentistry leads to strong revenue
PBN Fastest Growing Companies 2023
$75 million and above No. 4. Altus Dental Insurance Co.
CEO (or equivalent): Joseph Perroni, CEO and president
2022 revenue: $86.3...
Feast & Fettle feasted during the COVID-19 pandemic
PBN Fastest Growing Companies 2023
$5 million to $25 million No. 2. Feast & Fettle Inc.
CEO (or equivalent): Carlos Ventura
2022 revenue: $19.8 million
2020 revenue:...
Keane’s Wood Fired Catering kept the fire burning beyond COVID-19
PBN Fastest Growing Companies 2023
$250,000 to $5 million No. 3. Keane’s Wood Fired Catering
CEO (or equivalent): Padraic and Kaylyn Keane, owners
2022 revenue: $1 million
2020...



















