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ADVANCED WORKPLACE EXCELLENCE has been acquired by Providence-based business and professional organization half full llc.

Professional services firm AWE acquired by half full llc

PROVIDENCE – Advancing Workplace Excellence, a local business and professional services organization, has recently been acquired by another business and professional association to expand...

Political tensions pose threat to economy, business economists say

WASHINGTON (AP) – Just a quarter of business economists and analysts expect the United States to fall into recession this year. And any downturn...
POSITIVE ­IMPACT: XBInsight Inc. President Kathi Graham-Leviss developed a database of thousands of jobs that predicts how successful someone will be at work from both a fit and performance ­perspective.
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DAVID HANSEN

She has the insights to predict job success in terms of...

Anyone who’s watched “Succession,” the addictive saga about the mega-wealthy Roys, knows how it ends (spoiler alert): the family business doesn’t always remain in...

American consumers feeling more confident than they have in two years

American consumers, fresh off strong holiday spending, are feeling more confident than they have in two years. The Conference Board, a business research group, said...
LOCAL NONPROFIT GREEN OCEANS and other plaintiffs have filed a lawsuit against multiple federal agencies over recent approvals of two offshore wind projects. / AP FILE PHOTO / MICHAEL DWYER

Local nonprofit Green Oceans suing to overturn wind farm development approvals

LITTLE COMPTON – A local nonprofit organization has filed a federal lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., against multiple U.S. agencies over...
MORE THAN 200 PEOPLE attended Providence Business News' 2024 Book of Lists Premier Event on Thursday at the Graduate Providence. / PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

PBN debuts 2024 Book of Lists

PROVIDENCE – More than 200 business and nonprofit representatives spent Thursday evening at the Graduate Providence networking with one another, as well as obtaining...
PLETHORA OF PALLETS: ­Atlas Barrel and Pallet Inc. President Heather Ross says there are hundreds of different kinds of pallets built at the Burrillville company to meet whatever the customer needs.
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Meet the Makers: A history of helping with the heavy lifting

(Editor’s note: This is the 17th installment in a monthly series highlighting some of the region’s unsung manufacturers that make products essential to the...

PBN’s 2024 Economic Trends Summit slated for Jan. 24

PROVIDENCE – A host of issues affecting Rhode Island’s economy and industry-specific insights, as well as forecasts for the coming year will be discussed...
RHODE ISLAND appears to be moving out of its "statistical recession" due to an economic improvement that occurred between August and November, according to University of Rhode Island economist and professor Leonard Lardaro. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Lardaro: R.I. could be emerging from ‘statistical recession’

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island appears to be moving out of its "statistical recession" due to economic improvements that occurred between August and November, University...

Support center for small businesses affected by bridge closure open through...

EAST PROVIDENCE – Small businesses affected by the Washington Bridge closure have more time to seek financial relief. The U.S. Small Business Administration’s Business Recovery...
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