Thursday, October 1, 2026

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BayCoast expands 
reach into Ocean State

2019 PBN Fastest Growing Companies: $75M and above 2. BayCoast Bank CEO (or equivalent): Nicholas M. Christ 2018 Revenue: $86,110,000 2016 Revenue: $62,219,000 Revenue growth: 38.4% BAYCOAST BANK is...
A MODEL COMPANY: Thomas Steere, a 3D computer-aided design specialist, left, and his mother, Patricia Steere, president of Steere Engineering Inc., display a virtual-reality rendering of the Mount Hope Bridge, and a computer-aided design model of the Sumner Tunnel in Boston, in the firm’s Warwick office.
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Displaying ingenuity in virtual reality

2019 PBN Innovative Companies: Architecture, Construction & Engineering Steere Engineering Inc. STEERE ENGINEERING INC. has a way to manage bridges via 3D virtual reality. Before stepping...
MEETING OF MINDS: Vertikal6 CEO Rick Norberg, right, with applications developer James Green and senior consultant Meredith Carroll.
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Vertikal6 putting own stamp on an industry

2019 PBN Innovative Companies: IT Services Vertikal6 WHEN CEO RICK NORBERG renamed and rebranded his information technology consulting firm to become Vertikal6 back in 2016,...
PLANNING AHEAD: Nate Fiske, right, Case Snow Management Inc. regional director of operations, and shop foreman Ken Maynard equip one of the company’s trucks with a tablet loaded with Case’s management software.
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Case taking industry by storm

2019 PBN Fastest Growing Companies: $25m - $75M 1. Case Snow Management Inc. CEO (or equivalent): Jason Case 2018 Revenue: $42,241,933 2016 Revenue: $19,955,219 Revenue growth: 111.7% WHEN WINTER...
ACCORDING TO PLAN: From left, Assistant Project Manager Taylor Huntly, Superintendent Marty Mendonca, Senior Project Manager Chi Yik and Manager of Project Administration Sharon Barbary unfurl blueprints in the Providence office of Shawmut Design and Construction.
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Energized by innovative projects

2019 PBN Fastest Growing Companies: $75M and above 1. Shawmut Design and Construction CEO (or equivalent): Les Hiscoe 2018 Revenue: $169,800,000 2016 Revenue: 103,375,698 Revenue growth: 64.3% ALTHOUGH EMPLOYEE-OWNED national...
SELF HELP: Swoogo CEO Leonora Valvo has built a subscription-based event-marketing software company with her business partner Tim Cummins, without the help of venture capital. 
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Filling a gap in the meetings market

2019 PBN Fastest Growing Companies: $250,000 to $5M 1. Swoogo CEO (or equivalent): Leonora Valvo, founder and CEO 2018 Revenue: $2,024,618 2016 Revenue: $370,461 Revenue growth: 446.5% SWOOGO IS a...
A CLOSE LOOK: NFI Corp. employee Kim Brittain inspects a laminate at the New Bedford company.
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At NFI, a laser focus on graphics

2019 PBN Fastest Growing Companies: | $5m - $25M 1. NFI Corp. CEO (or equivalent): Renaud Megard, owner and CEO 2018 Revenue: $14,482,646 2016 Revenue: $5,511,868 Revenue growth: 162.8% WHILE...

Marketing success with integrated plan

2019 PBN Fastest Growing Companies: $250,000 to $5M 4. Integrated Media Group LLC CEO (or equivalent): Gil Lantini and Ralph Coppolino, co-founders 2018 Revenue: $1,702,345 2016 Revenue: $573,649 Revenue...

A business built on solid foundation

2019 PBN Fastest Growing Companies: $250,000 to $5M 5. Building Enclosure Science LLC CEO (or equivalent): Michael E. Kenney, co-founder, co-owner and president; Charles Antone, co-founder...

Merging SouthCoast, Bristol County chambers announce new name

PROVIDENCE – Close to three months after the two chambers separately announced they were merging as a single entity, the SouthCoast and Bristol County...
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