Tuesday, September 29, 2026

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IMMEDIATE ACCESS: Dr. Edward McGookin, chief medical officer for Coastal Medical Inc., will soon be able to submit patient data in real time to Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island, rather than the two to three weeks it takes for a claim to be processed, thanks to an electronic medical records system the insurer is rolling out with Coastal. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

DATA MINING: More companies find value in once-overlooked info

John Sullivan starts each workday logging on to his company’s Tableau account. With a few clicks in the data-visualization program, Sullivan, who serves as BankNewport’s...
Kevin Nerney / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Five Questions With: Kevin Nerney

Kevin Nerney | Executive director, Rhode Island Developmental Disabilities Council 1. Briefly explain how the RIDDC has helped the developmental disabilities community succeed on...

KSA summits provide marketing support to R.I. businesses hurt by pandemic

WARWICK – KSA Marketing is hosting a series of virtual summits to provide technical support to hospitality and tourism businesses that have been severely...
Angela Nitschke

Nitschke named project manager of CWE’s COVID Business Recovery Program

ANGELA NITSCHKE has been named project manager of the Center for Women & Enterprise’s new COVID Business Recovery Program. CWE Rhode Island will be...

OMB: Two-thirds of eligible restaurants, bars have not applied for state...

PROVIDENCE – Just over a third of restaurants and bars eligible for grants intended to offset losses by state-imposed early closures have applied, according...

State announces changes to ‘pause grants’ for businesses

PROVIDENCE – More flexibility in how R.I businesses can apply for state grant funds during the two-week pause is expected to help grow demand,...
ONLINE ORDERS: Philip Viveiros, owner of Phil’s Propane in Tiverton, closed the company’s showroom and created an online-friendly ordering format prior to the coronavirus pandemic. / PBN PHOTO/KATE WHITNEY LUCEY

Fueled by family ethics

Not only do they have the same name – the younger named after the older – but Philip Viveiros also took over the third-generation...
Mason J. Waring joined Providence-based law firm Chisholm Chisholm & Kilpatrick Ltd. in 2008. His practice focuses on long-term disability, health and life insurance litigation. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Prioritize collaboration

Mason J. Waring | Chisholm Chisholm & Kilpatrick Ltd. partner I am fortunate to be part of an amazing team navigating this pandemic. Here are...
ON THE MOVE: Christine Crum, owner of Gentry Moving and Storage, makes her way around the company storage facility. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Crum turns hurdle to advantage, stands out as woman-owned moving company

More than 15 years ago, Christine Crum felt like receiving her business license from the R.I. Division of Public Utilities and Carriers to own...

PBN named 2020 ‘Newspaper of the Year’ by NENPA

WOBURN, Mass. – Providence Business News on Thursday was recognized as “Newspaper of the Year” among specialty publications by the New England Newspaper and...
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