Sarah Francis
‘The impacts are everywhere.’ Federal cuts devastate nonprofits
Rhode Island’s nonprofits are in turmoil. This important segment of the economy – 16% of the workforce – has an uncertain future and the...
Designer travels ‘Amazing’ journey to build her career
Olivia Beauregard has always been fascinated by how things work. While some kids spend their free time playing video games, Beauregard would lie in...
Yes, working in hotels ‘can be a fun career’
Hotel Maria General Manager Patrick Bowe took a Rhode Island Hospitality Association class for front-of-the-house staff on dealing with guests’ issues. Bowe started as...
SecurityRI.com provides a protective shield
PBN 2025 FASTEST GROWING COMPANIES
$2.5 MILLION TO $15 MILLION 5. SecurityRI.com
CEO (or equivalent): Gian Gentile
2024 Revenue: $4.7 million
2022 Revenue: $4.3 million
Revenue growth: 8.4%
WHEN BAD...
Steere Engineering is building up prosperity
PBN 2025 FASTEST GROWING COMPANIES
$2.5 MILLION TO $15 MILLION 6. Steere Engineering Inc.
CEO (or equivalent): Alison Steere, owner and CEO; Martin Pierce, owner and...
Fabric of her company crafted from a hobby
Katy Westcott is a designing woman. She knits socks and crochets sweaters. She spins yarn and even sews her own clothes. So her life...
Caroline Dillon
PBN Leaders & Achievers Awards 2025
CAROLINE DILLON
The Village Common of Rhode Island Executive director
FROM THE TIME she was a child, Caroline Dillon remembers accompanying...
Carla DeStefano
PBN Leaders & Achievers Awards 2025
CARLA DESTEFANO
Stop Wasting Abandoned Property Inc. Executive director
CARLA DESTEFANO’S EARLY CAREER zigged and zagged. Originally, she thought she’d...
4 decades later, Felag’s store stays in vogue
There’s no obvious connection between customers at a women’s boutique needing help with a chunky necklace and customers at an appliance store needing help...
She’s put her resources into building an HR firm
There’s a truism in life that you can’t go home again, but whoever coined it obviously hadn’t met Patricia Lyons-Bousquet.
After decades working around the...
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