Business Services

Mayflower Wind bid includes $81M investment along Mass. south coast

Business Services 09/23/2021

SOMERSET – The former coal plant at Brayton Point could serve as the interconnection point for 1,200 megawatts of wind-powered energy projected to create...

TRAILBLAZER: Karl Wadensten, CEO and president of VIBCO Inc. in Richmond, was one of the first to create the blueprints for how to safely operate a manufacturing facility during COVID-19 and conduct employee and visitor screening. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Rhode Island businesses suffering workforce attendance issue

Business Services 09/13/2021

PROVIDENCE – A group of Rhode Island business leaders recently held an impromptu meeting and the main topic of discussion was how a lack...

Husch Blackwell opens Providence office in partnership with Summit Health Law

Business Services 09/05/2021

PROVIDENCE – National law firm Husch Blackwell, partnering with Summit Health Law Partners, formerly known as Barrett & Singal, has opened a new office...

SBA state profile shows modest pre-pandemic small-business gains in Rhode Island

Business Services 09/03/2021

PROVIDENCE – On the eve of the COVID-19 pandemic, Rhode Island increased the total number of state small businesses but lost jobs over the...

5Q: John Simmons President, Rhode Island Business Coalition / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Five Questions With: John Simmons

Business Services 09/03/2021

John Simmons | President, Rhode Island Business Coalition 1. What is the Rhode Island Business Coalition and what is its purpose? The Rhode Island Business...

Evan Smith

Business Services 09/03/2021

PBN 2021 Leaders & Achievers Awards Evan Smith | CEO and president, Discover Newport Evan Smith is convinced he has the best job in America. Smith...

NOT BACKING DOWN: Whether she’s working to provide services for vulnerable children and families through Children’s Friend in Providence, where she serves as chief of talent, or running the New York Marathon, Lucy Rose-Correia believes in challenging herself. / PBN PHOTO/DAVE HANSEN

Lucy Rose-Correia

Business Services 09/03/2021

PBN 2021 Leaders & Achievers Awards Lucy Rose-Correia | Chief of talent, Children’s Friend Lucy Rose-Correia took a circuitous route to discover her talent. A Rhode...

Elizabeth “Betty” Robson

Business Services 09/03/2021

PBN 2021 Leaders & Achievers Awards Elizabeth “Betty” Robson | CEO and President, J.F. Moran Co. Elizabeth “Betty” Robson believes that relationships are the key...

Dr. Philip R. Rizzuto

Business Services 09/03/2021

PBN 2021 Leaders & Achievers Awards Dr. Philip R. Rizzuto | Owner, Rizzuto Eyelid and Facial Plastic Surgery Dr. Philip R. Rizzuto is a self-employed...