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R.I. unemployment rate remains at 4.1% in April

CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment in April was 4.1%, same as March, ending a streak that saw six months of consecutive increases,...

U.S. inflation eased last month in the first slowdown of 2024 

WASHINGTON (AP) – Consumer inflation in the United States cooled slightly last month after three elevated readings, likely offering a tentative sigh of relief for officials...

Wholesale price increases accelerated in April as inflation remains sticky 

WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. wholesale prices rose sharply last month, a sign that inflation pressures remain stubbornly high after three elevated readings in consumer prices...
CAREER COACH: Charise Wilson opened Workforce Ready Solutions, an employment coaching business, in Lincoln in 2019.
PBN PHOTO/­MICHAEL SALERNO

Wilson uses her experience carving her own path to help others...

Charise Wilson knows firsthand how valuable mentors are, especially for a job hunter who’s determined to move up but doesn’t know how to get...
JOHN HOWELL, longtime owner and publisher of Beacon Communications Inc., will soon sell his newspaper company to Joy E. Fox, former U.S. congressional candidate and CEO of Clarendon Group in Jamestown. Fox will also become the company's publisher. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Newspaper company Beacon Communications to be sold to Clarendon Group CEO...

WARWICK – Even after she left Beacon Communications Inc. two decades ago to pursue careers in government and public relations, Joy E. Fox still has...
RHODE ISLAND BLACK BUSINESS Association Founder, CEO and President Lisa Ranglin, center, along with local city, state and federal leaders cut the ribbon Tuesday on the association's new headquarters at 220 Smith St. in Providence. / COURTESY SEN. JACK REED, D-R.I.

R.I. Black Business Association’s new HQ now open

PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Black Business Association’s new home is now open for business. The nonprofit that supports the advancement of Black- and minority-owned...

PBN announces 2024 Best Places to Work

PROVIDENCE – Sixty-seven honorees have been named by Providence Business News for its 2024 Best Places to Work Awards program. Each company and organization recognized...
APPROXIMATLY 160 PEOPLE attended Providence Business News' 2024 C-Suite Awards ceremony, which recognized 12 local business leaders, at the Omni Providence Hotel. / PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

URI Research Foundation’s Rumsey, CIC Providence’s Messier among honorees recognized at...

PROVIDENCE – Peter Rumsey feels that true leadership is not about commanding or receiving personal gain, but rather serving others and empowering them to...
WORK IN PROCESS: Stephanie Clift, Stanley Tree Service Inc.’s vice president of finance and administration, helped the company transition its accounting software to a new system that, if used properly, will generate job-costing reports. 
PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

Clift improved operations to help Stanley Tree’s growth

PBN C-Suite 2024 Awards LARGE PRIVATE COMPANY: Stephanie Clift Stanley Tree Service Inc. | Vice president of finance and administration CUTTING DOWN TREES is not Stephanie Clift’s...
BUILDING BLOCK: To create space for a growing workforce, John Matouk & Co. Chief Operating Officer Milton Goncalves added a second manufacturing shift and acquired an additional building next to Matouk’s existing operation at an industrial park on Airport Road in Fall River. 
PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

Matouk’s Goncalves manages with high levels of craftsmanship

PBN C-Suite 2024 Awards LARGE PRIVATE COMPANY: Milton Goncalves John Matouk & Co. | Chief operating officer COMMON WISDOM HAS IT that the once mighty textile...
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