One Last Thing

Mark S. Murphy became editor of PBN  in 2005 after being a photojournalist,  editor and writer for newspapers and  magazines, with a midcareer business  fellowship thrown in. In October he  becomes director of the John H. Chafee  Center for International Business at  Bryant University. / PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

To build a strong team, first listen, learn and teach

One Last Thing 09/27/2019

Mark S. Murphy | Providence Business News editor In my nearly four decades as a journalist, I have experienced success and failure, thankfully not in...

Jay Allbaugh has been with Cox since 2000 and came to head the Northeast team in November 2014. Previously Allbaugh had worked in Arkansas, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska and Oklahoma for the telecommunications and information-technology services company. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Using technology to bring us closer

One Last Thing 09/20/2019

Jay Allbaugh | Cox Communications senior vice president and region manager, Northeast I have seen many changes to our company and industry during the past...

As blumshapiro’s industry leader for its construction and real estate group, Luke Ebersold has significant responsibilities. But his move to Rhode Island has given him personal satisfaction, as well as exposure  to the state’s workforce- development programs. / PBN PHOTO/DAVE HANSEN

Responsive government helps develop workforce in way industry needs

One Last Thing 09/13/2019

Luke Ebersold | Blum, Shapiro & Co. PC Rhode Island managing partner Even though I’ve spent the last several years living and working in Connecticut,...

As an international banker, Jeffrey Diehl faced complex problems, including helping HSBC Bank return to the good graces of the U.S. government after a scandal. His move to Rhode Island came from a desire to do good for smaller communities. / PBN FILE PHOTO/DAVE HANSEN

Customer needs should help define your structure, programs

One Last Thing 09/06/2019

Jeffrey Diehl | Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank CEO and executive director Whether your organization operates in the private or public sectors, focus on customers is...

When Jennifer Brinton decided to turn a family avocation into a vocation, she knew she needed more than the family atmosphere she and her husband brought to work. Once she acted on that realization, all the pieces fell into place. / PBN FILE PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Don’t be afraid to ask for help when you begin

One Last Thing 08/30/2019

Jennifer Brinton | Grey Sail Brewing of Rhode Island owner When you start from scratch like we did with Grey Sail in 2011, it’s really...

For more than four decades Kenneth J. Filarski has taken an original path, from founding his firm in 1976 to helping establish the School of Architecture, Art and Historic Preservation at Roger Williams University and serving as chairman of the U.S. Green Building Council Rhode Island. / PBN PHOTO/DAVE HANSEN

Building a healthy human ecology takes a holistic approach

One Last Thing 08/23/2019

Kenneth J. Filarski | Filarski/Architecture+Planning+Research founder and principal I design things, places and ideas, and my first design premise is that we operate in, and...

Jim Wilkinson has been in the lawn fertilization business for almost 50 years, but it wasn’t always easy to make ends meet, especially when he started out as a teacher of golf course management at the college level. After working in the corporate world, he decided to create SeaScape nearly 25 years ago. It now has more than 10,000 customers in southern New England. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Investing in people yields the biggest returns

One Last Thing 08/16/2019

Jim Wilkinson | SeaScape Inc. founder and president Believe it or not, lawn technicians aren’t usually known as the biggest power players in the room....

PJ Fox succeeded co-founder of the Nonviolence Institute Teny O. Gross when he left to lead a nonviolence project in Chicago. Prior to that, Fox was the institute’s chief operating officer. He serves on a number of local boards, including those focused on public health and combating violence. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

In the face of intractable problems, community is the way forward

One Last Thing 08/09/2019

PJ Fox | Nonviolence Institute executive director We are in the business of ending violence, in all its forms. Sadly it seems, the Nonviolence Institute...

Dedicated to bringing safe, affordable housing to her neighborhood, Sharon Conard- Wells has raised more than $120 million for the West Elmwood Housing Development Corp., for which she has been executive director since 1991. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Meet people where they are, not where we think they should...

One Last Thing 08/02/2019

Sharon Conard-Wells | West Elmwood Housing Development Corp. executive director Hills can be obstacles or glorious delights. Diversity and difference are not bad words. Diversity can...

After taking over Earth Care Farm in 2016 from her father, Jayne Merner Senecal realized that she had gaps in her business acumen. Her experience with the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program gave her focus and has helped the farm thrive. / PBN PHOTO/DAVE HANSEN

Love your millennials by keeping them engaged

One Last Thing 07/26/2019

Jayne Merner Senecal | Earth Care Farm owner and manager We have all heard the generalizations: Millennials are entitled, unreliable, irresponsible and unrealistic. This has...

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