Thursday, September 24, 2026

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New attorney launches solo practice around personalized service

Domenico Campagnone entered the legal profession at a challenging time for young attorneys, but instead of waiting for an opportunity to come along, he...
TOP-SHELF: Richard Willis is the owner of Point Wine & Spirits in Newport, which carries products across a wide range of price points, from everyday beverages to premium and collectible bottles, including a specialty “Rich & Rare” collection of limited and high-end spirits.
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Point Wine & Spirits continues Newport neighborhood tradition

Serving a clientele looking for everything from an everyday bottle to a special-occasion selection, Point Wine & Spirits has built a presence on Thames...
Building an Ecosystem: Glenn Robertelli, executive director of RI Bio, pivoted from co-founding robotics firm Admetsys to growing Rhode Island’s life sciences sector, saying “collaboration, not competition ... wins.” 
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Glenn Robertelli

PBN Leaders & Achievers Awards 2026 GLENN ROBERTELLI RI Bio executive director Glenn Robertelli has spent 25 years building things that didn’t yet exist. Now...

R.I. Life Science Hub launches free lab space program

PROVIDENCE – In an effort to combat financial barriers facing early-stage life science companies, the R.I. Life Science Hub has launched a $250,000 program...

Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses director leaving after 10 years

PROVIDENCE – Karina Holyoak Wood, founding executive director of the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program in Rhode Island, is leaving the program after...
NEXT GEN: Chaffee Industrial Roofing President Peter Chaffee, foreground, officially marks the fourth generation of family ownership in 2019, signing paperwork transferring ownership in the presence of an unidentified lawyer. 
COURTESY CHAFFEE INDUSTRIAL ROOFING

A testament to craftsmanship

Chaffee Industrial Roofing (Published Nov. 22, 2008) YEAR ESTABLISHED: 1908, as T.K. Chaffee Co. TYPE OF BUSINESS: Commercial roofer THEN: OWNER: Steven H. Chaffee, president LOCATION: 193 Amaral St., East...
AUTHENTIC FLAVORS: Anne Rabel launched Haitian.ish as a Providence-based catering company in 2023 and opened her food truck, pictured, two years later.
PBN PHOTO/STEPHANIE BERNABA

Everybody’s Business: Cuisine is the connection to her Haitian roots

(Editor’s note: This is the 72nd installment in a monthly series speaking with minority business owners and leaders. Each will be asked their views...
NEXT STEP: Amanda Mottola is the founder and CEO of Otraswag LLC, a marketing, merchandizing and promotional agency in Warwick that she launched in 2019 following a corporate layoff and relocating from Connecticut to Rhode Island. 
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Otraswag building on branded experiences

In a marketing world dominated by automation and digital channels, Otraswag LLC is moving in the opposite direction – physical brand experiences. From branded apparel...
SHINING BRIGHT: 
Rich Reynolds, left, fabrication supervisor, speaks with Jessica Mularski, majority owner, at Renova Lighting Systems Inc. in Warwick.
PBN PHOTO/­MICHAEL SALERNO

Mularski is lighting the way for her clients

Drab paint, tile floors and fluorescent strip lights, all wrapped in a mood of dreary desperation – for those forced to spend time there,...
A SOUND BUSINESS PLAN: Mark Scetta, owner of Stellar Audio Forensics LLC in Providence, with the equipment he uses to analyze sound recordings for legal cases and other matters. 
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Forensic audio analysts still thrive in AI world

Whether it’s the click of a pen, the timing of a gunshot or the acoustics of a car horn, it’s the little details that...
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