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"In addition, more than 80 people daily are served in our homeless shelter, where families get support to help them transition to permanent housing. "

Five Questions With: Benedict F. Lessing Jr.

Ben Lessing has served as the president and CEO of Community Care Alliance since July 1 of 2014 when Family Resources Community Action, a...
"We estimate that up to 40 percent of the cost of a new housing unit is due to local and state government regulation with land policy, infrastructure and low density as the key problems."

Five Questions With: John Marcantonio

John Marcantonio is executive director of the Rhode Island Builders Association, a trade association that represents the interests of more than 1,000 member businesses,...
CHERYL ZIMMERMAN IS the CEO of FarSounder  Inc., a high-tech marine electronics manufacturer which sells navigation obstacle avoidance systems. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MATTHEW HEALEY

Five Questions With: Cheryl M. Zimmerman

Cheryl M. Zimmerman, CEO of FarSounder Inc., talked with Providence Business News about the company’s 2015 Tibbetts Award from the U.S. Small Business...

Five Questions With: Christopher J. O’Connell

Webster Private Bank last month announced Christopher J. O’Connell as its new senior vice president, senior private banker and regional market executive for Rhode...
"In our study fresh grapefruit showed a significant association with melanoma whereas grapefruit juice did not."

Five Questions With: Dr. Abrar Qureshi

Dr. Abrar Qureshi is chief of the Department of Dermatology at Rhode Hospital and chair of the Department of Dermatology at the Warren Alpert...
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5Q: Frank Shea

1What is the mission of the organization, a merger of Olneyville Housing Corp. with Community Works RI? To work with residents of Elmwood and...

McLaughlin lauded by Save The Bay

Dave McLaughlin, co-founder and executive director of Clean Ocean Access, was recently given the Alison J. Walsh Award for outstanding environmental advocacy by Save...
"We will listen carefully to the opinions and preferences of our visitors."

Five Questions With: Norah Diedrich

Norah Diedrich became executive director of the Newport Art Museum on April 1. During her previous, five-year tenure at the Evanston Art Center in...
"We have a real lack of good, quality inventory for sale or lease. There is no new speculative construction, both due to the high cost of construction and the low lease rates for these properties."

Five Questions With: Mike Giuttari

(Updated, 10:23 a.m.) Mike Giuttari, president of MG Commercial Real Estate Inc., leads one of Rhode Island’s largest commercial real estate brokerage firms. The company...

Five Questions With: Mike Cullen

Mike Cullen, the technical adviser for All Saints STEAM Academy in Middletown, talks with Providence Business News about the school’s quest to speak with...
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