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America250-Enduring Success: Shove Insurance Inc.

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(Editor’s note: This is the 11th installment in a weekly series featuring Rhode Island’s oldest companies as the nation approaches the 250th anniversary of...
TIMELY PROJECTS: Rick Goyette, owner of Allmark Signs and Graphics in Pawtucket, says the company has been handling an influx of orders from several municipalities and nonprofits related to the country’s 250th anniversary, including interpretive signs and historic district signage. 
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Personalized signs reflect brand identity

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First impressions matter, and effective signage can make all the difference. Recognizing that every business has unique needs, Pawtucket-based Allmark Signs and Graphics has proved...
IN THE KNOW: Patricia Lyons-Bousquet, owner of CompLyons HR Consulting LLC, says her graduation from the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program in Rhode Island was transformative. 
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She’s put her resources into building an HR firm

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PBN Business Women Awards 2026 ACHIEVEMENT HONOREE: Patricia Lyons-Bousquet, CompLyons HR Consulting LLC Patricia Lyons-Bousquet launched CompLyons HR Consulting LLC in 2023 out of the East Providence...
FLYING ­COLORS: Elaine Felag opened Feminine Fancies in 1982 and gave herself five years to work. Nearly 44 years later, the women’s boutique is still going strong. 
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4 decades later, Felag’s store stays in vogue

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PBN Business Women Awards 2026 ACHIEVEMENT HONOREE: Elaine Felag, Feminine Fancies For more than four decades, Elaine Felag has owned and operated Feminine Fancies, an upscale ­women’s...
EXPANDED HORIZONS: Line Daems, owner of Kreatelier LLC, a “fabric concept store” in Providence, opened the business in 2007 after living in several European countries and moving to Rhode Island in 2002. 
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Store owner proves fluent in creativity

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PBN Business Women Awards 2026 ACHIEVEMENT HONOREE: Line Daems, Kreatelier LLC Packing up and moving to a new country when you don’t speak the language isn’t most...
Learning to manage money: Sharyln Martinez, CEO of Sincere Multiservice Inc. and Sincere Consulting Services LLC, is driven to educate underserved communities on financial literacy and entrepreneurship. 
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Martinez builds financial literacy across R.I.’s underserved communities

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PBN Business Women Awards 2026 OUTSTANDING MENTOR: Sharlyn Martinez, Sincere Multiservice Inc. CEO As the CEO of Sincere Multiservice Inc. and Sincere Consulting Services LLC, Sharlyn Martinez...
GAME ­PLANNING: Lori Manni, center, president of Capital City Construction & Management Services Inc., goes over documents with Al DeRobbio, left, project supervisor, and Oliver Carias, operating engineer of Local 57, at the company’s Cranston office.
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Manni not daunted by challenges of commercial construction

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PBN Business Women Awards 2026 ACHIEVEMENT HONOREE: Lori Manni, Capital City Construction and Management Services Inc. Lori Manni knows her way around a sewer system. She’s...
Getting down to business: Elizabeth Catucci, executive director of the Partnership for Rhode Island, has rapidly become a key player in shaping Rhode Island’s economic landscape. 
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From Chamber leader to economic strategist

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PBN Business Women Awards 2026 WOMAN TO WATCH | PROFESSIONAL SERVICES: Elizabeth Catucci, Partnership for Rhode Island executive director When the COVID-19 pandemic hit Rhode Island in...

Mayor, officials open new business center in Providence

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PROVIDENCE – The city opened the new Providence Business Center on Thursday designed to consolidate permitting, licensing, financing and workforce services for entrepreneurs and...
EXERCISING EFFICIENCY: Kimberly Hayes, head of global technology enablement services at FM, has prioritized bringing increased financial transparency and streamlined, cutting-edge processes to internal operations at the mutual insurer.
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Innovating while living authentically

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PBN 2026 C-Suite Awards ENTERPRISE PRIVATE COMPANY (More than 500 employees): Kimberly Hayes FM head of global technology enablement services Kimberly Hayes, the head of global technology...
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