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RECOVERY MODE: R.I. Department of Health Interim Director Dr. James McDonald, left, talks about the health care industry’s workforce woes at the PBN Health Care Summit on April 6. Also on the panel are, from left, Dr. Claire Levesque, chief medical officer for commercial products at Point32Health; Dr. Raymond O. Powrie, Care New England Health System executive chief of medicine; Dr. Matt Collins, chief medical officer and executive vice president at Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island; and Dr. Timothy J. Babineau, Lifespan Corp. CEO and president. PBN Editor Michael Mello, standing, moderates. / PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

Is Rhode Island facing a leadership “brain drain” amid a wave...

On June 2, the state said its interim health director, Dr. James McDonald, will be leaving the department next month. The announcement is the...

Five Questions With: Christina Rouse

Christina Rouse, director of marketing and operations for commercial real estate brokerage and appraisal firm Sweeney Real Estate & Appraisal, recently became the president-elect...

Five Questions With: Kristin Urbach

Kristin Urbach serves as executive director of the North Kingstown Chamber of Commerce. Five years ago, the Chamber began developing a new program, WindWinRI,...

Five Questions With: Dr. Christopher Ottiano and Dr. Carol Lewis

Dr. Carol Lewis, medical director of Hasbro Children’s Hospital Pediatric Primary Care program, and Dr. Christopher Ottiano, medical director at Neighborhood Health Plan of...
A NEW REPORT commissioned by the R.I. Department of Revenue says the state could gain $18.5 million per year in general revenue from iGaming. This image shows a free money mobile slot game offered through Bally's Twin River Lincoln Casino. / COURTESY BALLY'S CORP.

Does the owner of Rhode Island’s two casinos deserve to have...

Bally’s Corp., owner of Rhode Island's two casinos, is suing Lincoln and Tiverton to get their property taxes reduced due to COVID-19-related revenue losses. The...

Five Questions With: Andrew Deluski

Andrew Deluski serves as senior vice president, senior business lender for Bank Rhode Island’s Commercial Real Estate division. In addition to his work with the...
Silas Pinto / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Five Questions With: Silas Pinto

Silas Pinto | Director of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging for the city of Providence 1. Diversity can mean different things to different people. How would...
Julie Duffy

Duffy appointed new board chair of Crossroads Rhode Island

JULIE DUFFY, executive vice president of human resources for Providence-based manufacturing conglomerate Textron Inc., was recently appointed as the new chairperson for Crossroads Rhode...

Universal traits define great leaders

A young prince, deposed when an enemy overran his kingdom, fled to a neighboring realm where a friend ruled as king. He hoped his...
John C. Ayers

A firm’s value lies in 4 C’s

Southern New England is peppered with family businesses; many of them are multi-generational companies stretching into the third and fourth generation of family ­ownership. Over...
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