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FLAVORS IN DEMAND: Newport Chowder Co. LLC owner Katie Potter offers some of her infamous seafood chowder from one of her two food trucks.  PBN FILE PHOTO/DAVID HANSEN

Educating others about seafood

Business Women 05/23/2025

Business Women Awards 2025 ACHIEVEMENT HONOREE: Katie Potter, Newport Chowder Co. LLC owner KATIE POTTER KEEPS a closely guarded family secret. It comes in small,...

SHARED SPACE: Britt Riley founded The Haven Collection Inc. to help support working parents who feel overwhelmed and lack adequate support systems.  PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

She built a ‘Haven’ for parents to thrive

Business Women 05/23/2025

Business Women Awards 2025 ACHIEVEMENT HONOREE: Britt Riley, The Haven Collection Inc. owner OF ALL THE TALENTS working parents have to master, juggling tops the...

PLAN REVIEW: Barbara Thornton, left, a partner at Brewster Thornton Group Architects LLP, and Aarti Kathuria, one of the firm’s project managers, go over plans for a project.  PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Creating a blueprint for success

Business Women 05/23/2025

Business Women Awards 2025 ACHIEVEMENT HONOREE: Barbara Thornton, Brewster Thornton Group Architects LLP partner THERE’S NO OBVIOUS career path for an eighth grade math geek and...

PROBLEM-SOLVER: Rebecca Twitchell launched workplace consulting firm Half Full LLC with two partners 20 years ago. After the Great Recession, Twitchell took over the business and positioned it with a stronger social impact model.  PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Helping others reach their goals

Business Women 05/23/2025

Business Women Awards 2025 ACHIEVEMENT HONOREE: Rebecca Twitchell, Half Full LLC founder and president FOR THOSE WHO THINK showing vulnerability is an unusual business strategy, Rebecca...

LEARNING EXPERIENCE: Britt Riley says it took her two years to develop her business plans for The Haven Collection Inc., a combination day care, shared workspace and fitness center.  PBN PHOTO/ DAVID HANSEN

Riley built ‘Haven’ where parents could flourish

Business Women 05/09/2025

Of all the talents working parents have to master, juggling tops the list. Then again, that necessity can be the mother of creative life...

EARLY LESSON: Rebecca Johnson, owner of Sylvan Learning Center in Cumberland and Coventry, says she knew at a young age that she wanted to be a teacher.  PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Johnson’s made it her business to be a classroom ‘coach’

Business Women 04/11/2025

It’s a weekday afternoon at Sylvan Learning Center, and students large and small hover on cushioned chairs around little tables. One group of high school...

THERAPY TAKES ROOT: Behavior analyst Jenn Pohle named her Nettle & Ash Therapeutic Services practice after a strong, versatile, durable herb and a strong, grounded, long-lasting tree. PBN PHOTO/ MICHAEL SALERNO

Pohle offers therapeutic services for neurodivergent and LGBTQ youths

Business Women 03/14/2025

A phrase can tell a story in just a few words. Consider Nettle & Ash Therapeutic Services, the name of Jenn Pohle’s mental health...

PROBLEM-SOLVER: Rebecca Twitchell launched workplace consulting firm Half Full LLC with two partners 20 years ago to help companies achieve long-term goals and support their employees. After the Great Recession, Twitchell took over the business and positioned it with a stronger social impact model.  PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Twitchell helping companies achieve their goals while supporting their employees

Business Services 02/14/2025

For those who think showing vulnerability is an unusual business strategy, Rebecca Twitchell would like a word. Twitchell launched Half Full LLC, a workplace consulting...