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DOUG GABLINSKE is the executive director of the trade group TEC-RI. He’s also a coalition member of Rhode Islanders for Affordable Energy, a new group that advocates for cheaper energy, and more specifically the proposed gas-fired power plant in Burrillville. /COURTESY RHODE ISLANDERS FOR AFFORDABLE ENERGY

Five Questions With: Doug Gablinske

Doug Gablinske is the executive director of the trade group TEC-RI. He’s also a coalition member of a new group called Rhode Islanders for...
DR. SURENDRA SHARMA, a research scientist and professor in the department of pediatrics at Women & Infants Hospital and the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, is also the principal investigator for the Center of Biomedical Research Excellence that will be established at Women & Infants Hospital. /COURTESY WOMEN & INFANTS HOSPITAL

Five Questions With: Dr. Surendra Sharma

Dr. Surendra Sharma is principal investigator for the Center of Biomedical Research Excellence that will be established at Women & Infants Hospital, a Care...
JOAN BRANHAM, associate dean of the School of Arts & Sciences at Providence College, and Dan Horne, associate dean of the School of Business, recently held a "Speed Dating” event at PC where faculty from across academic fields met to explore teaching courses together. /COURTESY PROVIDENCE COLLEGE

Five Questions With: Joan Branham and Dan Horne

Joan Branham is the associate dean of the School of Arts & Sciences at Providence College. She is also a professor of art history...

Towers receives Lifetime Achievement Award

RUSSELL TOWERS was recently presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Rhode Island Estate Planning Council. The award is given to a current...
HELPING HANDS: Keith Lang, executive director of 84-year-old, Cranston-based Champlin Foundation, speaks with Donna Maria Blanchette.  / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Five Questions with Keith Lang

1. The Champlin Foundation has a long history of philanthropy in Rhode Island. What are your primary areas of focus? Nearly 90 percent of...

The downsizing of retail

Despite record highs in the markets, bad news about consumers has been relentless: malls are closing; consumers have accumulated too much debt; incomes are...
ALEC TESA, principal of A. Tesa Architecture in Newport, has designed the Middletown house that will be featured prominently in Time Inc.’s Coastal Living magazine and website as its 2017 Idea House. /COURTESY A. TESA ARCHITECTURE

Five Questions With: Alec Tesa

Alec Tesa, principal of A. Tesa Architecture in Newport, has designed the Middletown house that will be featured prominently in Time Inc.’s Coastal Living...
MARIO F. CIRILLO is the principal of the Academy for Career Exploration in Providence, a public charter school with a focus on tech skills training and competency-based learning. /COURTESY ACADEMY FOR CAREER EXPLORATION

Five Questions With: Luke Driver and Mario F. Cirillo

Luke Driver is the career and technical education curriculum coordinator at the Academy for Career Exploration in Providence, a public charter school with a...
GREG CABRAL is a Rhode Island managing partner for BlumShapiro, an accounting and business advisory firm. /COURTESY BLUMSHAPIRO

Five Questions With: Greg Cabral

Greg Cabral is a Rhode Island managing partner for BlumShapiro, an accounting and business advisory firm. He talks with Providence Business News about the...

UWRI honors Carrieres for volunteerism

Richard and Louise Carriere were recently recognized by United Way of Rhode Island with the prestigious 2017 Tocqueville Society Award, the highest annual honor...
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