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SEC filing of the week: Beeline acquisition target TYTL Corp. lists...

PROVIDENCE – TYTL Corp., a Delaware-based real estate technology firm set to be acquired by Beeline Holdings Inc., is offering up to $1 billion...

URI receives $4.8M in NSF grants to expand cybersecurity, AI education

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The University of Rhode Island has received two National Science Foundation grants totaling $4.8 million to support cybersecurity education, including a...
Empowering Others: William Fitzgerald, vice president of sales and client services at Amica Mutual Insurance, has spent 33 years building trust and developing talent, believing that leadership means positioning others to succeed. 
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William Fitzgerald

PBN Leaders & Achievers Awards 2026 WILLIAM FITZGERALD Amica Mutual Insurance Co. vice president of sales and client services William Fitzgerald, vice president of sales and client...
BETTER-PROTECTED: Among his various responsibilities as director of information security at RISE Group Inc., Viken Jawharjian led the company through a switch to a better-protected email system.
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Viken Jawharjian

PBN Leaders & Achievers Awards 2026 VIKEN JAWHARJIAN RISE Group Inc. director of information security The director of information security for RISE Group Inc., Viken Jawharjian has...
A Higher Calling: Amy Kempe, chief of staff at the Community College of Rhode Island, has guided the college through crisis and growth, including the Rhode Island Promise Program, believing that leadership means equipping others. 
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Amy Kempe

PBN Leaders & Achievers Awards 2026 AMY KEMPE Community College of Rhode Island chief of staff Amy Kempe, the chief of staff at the Community College...
Building Bridges: Tomás Alberto Ávila, associate director of intergovernmental affairs for Rhode Island, connects government and entrepreneurs, expanding opportunities for minority businesses. 
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Tomás Alberto Ávila

PBN Leaders & Achievers Awards 2026 TOMÁS ALBERTO ÁVILA State of Rhode Island associate director of intergovernmental affairs and outreach After earning a mechanical engineering degree from...

Doris Blanchard

PBN Leaders & Achievers Awards 2026 DORIS BLANCHARD R.I. Commerce Corp. director of outreach and engagement As director of outreach and engagement at the R.I. Commerce Corp.,...
BUILDING MOMENTUM: In his second stint as Rhode Island’s commerce secretary, Stefan Pryor is building on wins such as a $100 million Raytheon expansion and completion of the building that houses the R.I. Department of Health State Laboratories and Ocean State Labs. 
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Stefan Pryor

PBN Leaders & Achievers Awards 2026 STEFAN PRYOR State of Rhode Island Secretary of Commerce Stefan Pryor, who is in his second term as the secretary of...

Rhode Island grants $38.7M to help produce 147 affordable homes

PROVIDENCE – The state on Thursday awarded $38.7 million that will support the production of 147 affordable homes across Rhode Island.  The funding, announced by Gov. Daniel...

Mortgage rates rise back to 6.66%

Mortgage rates ticked higher this week, nudging the average long-term U.S. home loan rate closer to its recent high for the year. The benchmark 30-year...
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