Manni not daunted by challenges of commercial construction
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...
From Chamber leader to economic strategist
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
PROVIDENCE – The city opened the new Providence Business Center on Thursday designed to consolidate permitting, licensing, financing and workforce services for entrepreneurs and...
Innovating while living authentically
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...
A champion for small businesses
PBN 2026 C-Suite Awards
NONPROFITS/SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES:
Paula Fleming
Better Business Bureau Eastern New England chief marketing and sales officer and chief spokesperson
Paula Fleming recognizes that...
BankFive’s Medeiros, YMCA’s Coppolino and others honored at PBN’s 2026 C-Suite...
WARWICK – When Marc Coppolino started as the chief financial officer at the Greater Providence YMCA, the organization was in need of cleaning up,...
Five Questions With: Jeff Taylor
Jeff Taylor | Founder and CEO, Boomband artificial intelligence-native talent marketplace
1. Did you think the online job search space had become stale? How...
The Allied Group to lay off 154 workers; firm alleges insufficient...
CUMBERLAND – Life sciences fulfillment company The Allied Group LLC will lay off 154 workers in one of its three Rhode Island facilities, according...
R.I. business leaders express confidence during annual Chamber outlook breakfast
WARWICK – Rhode Island business leaders remain confident in their own companies despite ongoing pessimism about the national economy, according to a survey conducted...
SBA names R.I. Small Business Week winners; VIBCO’s Wadensten earns top...
PROVIDENCE – The U.S. Small Business Administration on Monday named its 2026 Small Business Week award winners in Rhode Island, including Karl Wadensten, president...
