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NEW DIGS: Tim Hebert, right, founder, owner and CEO of Dirigo Leadership Consulting LLC, and facilitator Garry Foisy at the firm’s Leadership Activation Center in Warwick, which opened in October after the company relocated from North Kingstown.
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Dirigo uses past experiences to train future leaders

After launching Atrion Inc., a two-person information technology company, in Exeter in 1987 and turning it into a $170 million operation nearly four decades...
MANY USES: VR Industries Inc. CEO and President Brian Pestana, left, visits machine technician Brandon Roy on the factory floor of the Warwick-based electronic contract manufacturer, which focuses on making circuit boards for a variety of industries, including industrial, defense, medical and the blue economy.  
PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Meet the Makers: Adaptability, customer relationships key to VR Industries’ 40...

VR Industries Inc. has evolved significantly over its 40-year history. Founded in 1985 by Fred Pestana, the company transitioned from a relay business in...
CITIZENS FINANCIAL Group Inc. Chairman and CEO Bruce Van Saun, left, speaks with Providence Chamber of Commerce Chairman Rick Metters during a "fireside chat" on Tuesday night at the R.I. Convention Center. / PBN PHOTO/MATTHEW MCNULTY

Citizens CEO to Chamber: ‘In moments like this, you don’t pull...

PROVIDENCE – Citizens Financial Group Inc. CEO and Chairman Bruce Van Saun told Rhode Island business leaders that companies prepared to invest in talent...

Charity license plates drive home important messages

Every now and then, drivers spot Rhode Island license plates that don’t have the typical blue wave. Some have a pink ribbon, a sports...
CREATOR SPACE: Savannah Barkley, left, and Heather Wolfenden co-founded Shop Bloom PVD to support local small businesses and creatives.
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Retail collective brings pop-up energy to new permanent space

After years of successful pop-up events around Providence, the team behind BLOOM Collective has planted roots at 243 Wickenden St. with the launch of...

ParsonsKellogg offers premium opportunity

PBN 2025 FASTEST GROWING COMPANIES 2025 $50 MILLION AND ABOVE 3. ParsonsKellogg LLC CEO (or equivalent): Thomas Kellogg III, president 2024 Revenue: $123.5 million 2022 Revenue: $74.8 million Revenue...

Coastal1 Credit Union’s growth strategy includes attracting businesses

PBN 2025 FASTEST GROWING COMPANIES 2025 $50 MILLION AND ABOVE 5. Coastal1 Credit Union CEO (or equivalent): Brian A. Azar, CEO and president 2024 Revenue: $157.7 million 2022...

ClarkSilva’s growth resulted from spreading the positive word

PBN 2025 FASTEST GROWING COMPANIES $250,000 TO $2.5 MILLION 5. ClarkSilva LLC CEO (or equivalent): Benjamin Silva and Keith Clark, partners 2024 Revenue: $2.3 million 2022 Revenue:...
CLOUD COVER: Mass Data Defense Corp. Director of Business Operations Chris Bevan, left, and founder and CEO Saul Garcia helped design the company’s Data Security Platform as a Service, a cloud-native solution transforming how organizations protect sensitive data.
PBN PHOTO/JOSH EDENBAUM

Mass Data Defense provides on-demand cybersecurity access

PBN 2025 INNOVATIVE COMPANIES Information Technology Services: Mass Data Defense Corp. NO MATTER THE INDUSTRY, protecting sensitive data has now more than ever become a major...

SEACORP is doing more, and earning more

PBN 2025 FASTEST GROWING COMPANIES 2025 $50 MILLION AND ABOVE 6. SEACORP LLC CEO (or equivalent): David Cadorette, president 2024 Revenue: $154.2 million 2022 Revenue: $107.5 million Revenue growth:...
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