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MANY ROLES: Tuni Schartner, owner of TS Consulting, chief marketing officer of The Mill at Lafayette and director of The Hive co-working space, still finds time with her dog Homer. / PBN FILE PHOTO/­MICHAEL SALERNO

‘Economic gardener’ Schartner an R.I. small-business booster

Honoree | Tuni Schartner, TS Consulting/TRS Strategies Tuni Schartner is an energetic facilitator and unapologetic cheerleader in growing the state’s economy, especially in southern Rhode...
TOP AESTHETICIAN: Michelle Maynard, owner of 360 Face Mind Body in Coventry, was named a finalist in the holistic category of the international skin-care competition Skin Games. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Skin Games placement puts Coventry aesthetician on global stage

Honoree | Michelle Maynard, 360 Face Mind Body Licensed Aesthetician ­Michelle Maynard, owner of 360 Face Mind Body in Coventry, at first pushed aside...
HELPING HAND: Tammy Delfino, left, server, and ­Kaitlyn Roberts, owner of Easy Entertaining in Providence, prepare for an event. / PBN FILE PHOTO/­MICHAEL SALERNO

Food a longtime, great unifier for Kaitlyn Roberts

Honoree | Kaitlyn Roberts, Easy Entertaining Inc. Kaitlyn Roberts’ love of cooking can be traced back to her childhood and her late grandfather. A school...
JACK MURPHY is president of Citizens Business Banking. With more than 70 locations in Rhode Island, Citizens Bank recently won a 2018 Best of FinXTech Partnership award for its digital-lending platform for small businesses that it launched with Fundation. / COURTESY CITIZENS

Citizens partnership nets FinXTech award for digital-lending platform

PROVIDENCE – Citizens Bank has won a 2018 Best of FinXTech Partnership award for a small-business digital-lending platform it launched along with Fundation, a...
REP. JAMES R. LANGEVIN is co-founder and co-chair of the Congressional Cybersecurity Caucus and a senior member of both the House Committee on Armed Services and the House Committee on Homeland Security. / COURTESY OFFICE OF JAMES R. LANGEVIN

Five Questions With: James R. Langevin

The National Institute of Standards and Technology released an update to the Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity this spring, the group’s first such...
EARLY-BIRD REGISTRATION is underway until July 5 for the Summer Institute in Digital Literacy offered by the University of Rhode Island July 15-20.

URI to host Summer Institute in Digital Literacy for educators, librarians

PROVIDENCE – Early-bird registration is underway until July 5 for the Summer Institute in Digital Literacy offered by the University of Rhode Island. It...
DANIEL DECOSTA was recently named senior vice president and chief information officer at BayCoast Bank. He started at the bank as an intern in the information technology department. / COURTESY BAYCOAST BANK

DeCosta elevated to chief information officer at BayCoast Bank

PROVIDENCE – Daniel DeCosta has been promoted to senior vice president and chief information officer at BayCoast Bank, which has locations in southeastern Massachusetts...
NORBERT HANKE, president of Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence, with offices in North Kingstown, is the keynote speaker for HxGN LIVE in Las Vegas June 12-15. / COURTESY HEXAGON MANUFACTURING INTELLIGENCE

Hexagon to highlight manufacturing techniques at Nevada conference

NORTH KINGSTOWN – Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence, which acquired MSC Software in 2017, announced the 2018 MSC Software Global Users’ Conference at HxGN LIVE, Hexagon’s technology...
STUDENTS AT RHODE ISLAND Nurses Institute Middle College check out the synthetic cadaver, which the school was able to purchase with a grant from the Champlin Foundation. / COURTESY RINIMC

R.I. nursing high school first in region to use synthetic cadaver

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island Nurses Institute Middle College in Providence has acquired a synthetic cadaver, using the new technology in its classroom, one of...
RYAN KEETON is co-founder and chief branding officer of Arizona-based online car-buying platform Carvana, which has added Providence to its list of markets where delivery is available. / COURTESY CARVANA

Five Questions With: Ryan Keeton

Ryan Keeton is co-founder and chief branding officer of Carvana, an Arizona-based online car-buying platform, which has added Providence to its list of markets...
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