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Baker named Person of the Year by Pawtucket Foundation

MICHAEL BAKER, president of Pet Food Experts, has been named Person of the Year by the Pawtucket Foundation for his contributions to enhancing the...

How to slay the patent trolls

In a recent episode of HBO’s sitcom “Silicon Valley,” a lawyer tries to extort money from a struggling startup by threatening to sue it...
CAROLINE STEVENS IS THE director of Doors Open Rhode Island, a nonprofit that is organizing a festival on Sept. 23 that will literally “open the doors” of some of Providence’s hidden gems. /COURTESY CAROLINE STEVENS

Five Questions With: Caroline Stevens

Caroline Stevens is the director of Doors Open Rhode Island, a nonprofit that is organizing a festival on Sept. 23 that will literally “open...
PETER MARINO IS the CEO and president of Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island. /COURTESY NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH PLAN OF RHODE ISLAND

Five Questions With: Peter Marino

Peter Marino has been CEO and president of Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island since 2014. The nonprofit provides comprehensive health care coverage to...
FAST SEQUENCING: Dr. Anne S. De Groot, EpiVax Inc. CEO and chief strategy officer, says the Providence company has spent the past 20 years developing immunoinformatics tools. EpiVax spinoff EpiVax Oncology will use those tools along with fast sequencing to design cancer vaccines specific to individual patients. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Renowned vaccine researcher Dr. Anne S. De Groot is ready to...

In 1997, Dr. Anne S. De Groot founded EpiVax Inc. in ­Providence, backed by a Small Business Innovation Research grant from the National Institutes...
MONICA SMITH IS the executive director of Rhode Island Communities for Addiction Recovery Efforts Inc. /COURTESY MONICA SMITH

Five Questions With: Monica Smith

Monica Smith is executive director of Rhode Island Communities for Addiction Recovery Efforts Inc. An Oregon native, she has over 20 years’ experience working...
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Five Questions With Jerry Petros

1. What role did you play in helping Deepwater Wind establish its offshore wind farm? The Hinckley Allen team played an integral role in...

URI professor co-authors ocean bottom-trawling study

JEREMY COLLIE, a University of Rhode Island oceanographer, recently teamed up with a group of international scientists to research the effects of bottom trawling...
JILLIAN FINKLE IS THE coordinator of the Broad Street Regeneration Initiative, a collaborative effort between Pawtucket, Central Falls, Cumberland, the Blackstone Valley Tourism Council and many partners to revitalize the Broad Street corridor throughout the three communities. /COURTESY JILLIAN FINKLE

Five Questions With: Jillian Finkle

Jillian Finkle is the coordinator of the Broad Street Regeneration Initiative, which is a project tying together three communities in the Blackstone Valley: Pawtucket,...
WHALLEY COMPUTER ASSOCIATES Vice President Paul Whalley says the company's involvement in an R.I. Department of Education project to provide wireless internet to schools was a turning point in WCA's expansion into Rhode Island. /COURTESY WHALLEY COMPUTER ASSOCIATES

Five Questions With: Paul Whalley

Paul Whalley is the vice president of Southwick, Mass.-based Whalley Computer Associates Inc., which recently opened a new office in Providence to extend its...
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