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Servant Leadership: Beth Bixby, CEO of Tides Family Services, leads with a servant leadership that her mentor, Brother Michael Reis, instilled in her, helping to build Rhode Island’s mobile health crisis response system for children and families. 
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Beth Bixby

PBN Leaders & Achievers Awards 2026 BETH BIXBY Tides Family Services Inc. CEO As the old saying goes, “Be somebody who makes everybody feel like a...
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...
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...
LOOKING UP: The R.I. Commerce Corp. board of directors on Aug. 24 unanimously approved up to $9.5 million in state support to help jump-start the stalled redevelopment of Providence’s “Superman” building, 
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Do you support the decision to approve up to $9.5 million...

R.I. Commerce Corp.’s board of directors on Aug. 24 approved up to $9.5 million in new state support for the redevelopment of Providence’s "Superman"...

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...

Election26: Guckian aims to ‘reset’ Rhode Island

(Editor’s note: This is the third in an occasional series of stories speaking with this year’s gubernatorial candidates about their economic vision for Rhode...
CAMPAIGN PERFORMANCE: Gov. Daniel J. McKee, left, and Helena Bounanno Foulkes face off at a WPRI-TV CBS 12 debate at Rhode Island College on Aug. 18. 
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McKee says he’s laid groundwork and is ready to build on...

"Customer Service" <customerservice@newskeepsake.com>is betting that his record in office – and his experience as governor – will be enough to carry him to victory...

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...

Election26: McKee narrows gap in WPRI/Emerson poll

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee gained ground on Democratic primary challenger Helena B. Foulkes but remains 15 percentage points behind, according to a...

33 apply to be R.I.’s first inspector general. Few may qualify.

Nearly three dozen people want to be Rhode Island’s first inspector general to root out waste and improve government efficiency. But the pool of...
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Servant Leadership: Beth Bixby, CEO of Tides Family Services, leads with a servant leadership that her mentor, Brother Michael Reis, instilled in her, helping to build Rhode Island’s mobile health crisis response system for children and families. 
PBN PHOTO/STEPHANIE BERNABA

Beth Bixby

LIFELONG LEARNING: Gail Alofsin, associate director in the Office of Strategic Initiatives at the University of Rhode Island, and her team deliver professional development programs focused on strengthening leadership, retention, productivity and the customer experience.
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Gail Alofsin

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EXPANDED OPERATION: Kelly Nevins, CEO of the Women’s Fund of Rhode Island, has grown the organization from one staffer and a $160,000 budget to seven employees and $800,000. 
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Kelly Nevins