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Community partnerships key to Ocean State Job Lot’s wellness mission

PBN 2021 HEALTHIEST EMPLOYERS AWARDS 1,500-4,999 EMPLOYEES: 5. Ocean State Job Lot CEO (or equivalent): Marc Perlman, Principal owner and CEO Number of employees: 3,894 The key to...

Governor’s panel discusses strategies for aiding state’s small businesses

PROVIDENCE – A panel of business leaders discussed potential strategies aimed at aiding the state's small businesses on Facebook live on Thursday. The discussion was...

R.I. falls short of minority, women contracting requirement

PROVIDENCE – The state failed to meet its own minimum requirements for contracts and purchases awarded to women- and minority-owned businesses in fiscal 2020,...

Chris Parisi

2021 40 Under Forty Awards Chris Parisi | 34 | Founder and President, Trailblaze Marketing How do you think COVID-19 will change your industry going...

Daniel Procaccini

2021 40 Under Forty Awards Daniel Procaccini | 34 | Counsel, Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C. How do you think COVID-19 will change your industry...

Giselle Mahoney

2021 40 Under Forty Awards Giselle Mahoney | 36 | Partner and Senior Account Executive, RDW Group How do you think COVID-19 will change your...

Josh Daly

2021 40 Under Forty Awards Josh Daly | 39 | Director, Southern Region, Rhode Island Small Business Development Center How do you think COVID-19 will...

Providence set to approve $7M small-business program despite lack of details

PROVIDENCE – The Providence City Council is poised to give final approval Thursday night to a $7 million small-business relief program that still lacks...

Hispanic Chamber increases membership 900% during pandemic

PROVIDENCE – Azriel Arce can vividly remember the moment he learned about the Rhode Island Hispanic Chamber of Commerce’s small-business resources and programs. It was...
UNDER CONSTRUCTION: Christian Cowan, executive director of 401 Tech Bridge in Portsmouth, and Mary Johnson, manager, outside the location of what will become the organization’s Advanced Materials and Technology Center, a 17,000-square-foot research and development facility slated to be completed by the end of the year. / PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

R.I. tech ‘super connector’ gaining momentum

Christian Cowan experienced a lot of sleepless nights last year. Cowan is in charge of 401 Tech Bridge, an economic development initiative launched in 2019...
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