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EXODUS CONSTRUCTION LLC, co-owned by Ann-Marie Goddard, who was arrested Jan. 2 by R.I. State Police on embezzlement charges, had its license suspended by the R.I. Department of Business Regulation for 30 days. / COURTESY R.I. STATE POLICE

Exodus Construction’s license suspended by state amid embezzlement probe against co-owner

PROVIDENCE – The owners of a Narragansett-based home construction company, one of whom was recently arrested by R.I. State Police, are ordered to appear...
BRANCHING OUT: Laura Wistow, director of marketing for Bad-Adz in Pawtucket, says the marketing and advertising services the company provides for grocery stores can be applied to other industries and the company began taking on clients in other industries in 2023.
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Pivot from print to digital a Bad-Adz move that’s paying off

When Bad-Adz founder and President Joel ­Albrizio started his marketing business in the late 1970s, the heights of modern-day digital marketing were still largely...
BETTERING YOUR BRAND: Liv Audino helps small businesses with social media management and developing their brand identity through The Auric Creative, which she launched in Providence in 2022. 
PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

Audino helps businesses showcase their passion

Liv Audino fondly recalls working as the snowboarding team’s social media marketing manager while attending the University of New Hampshire. While it was almost like...
STACEY MESSIER, general manager of CIC Providence LLC, was recently named general manager of Cambridge Innovation Center's New England region, in which she'll continue to oversee the CIC Providence campus, alongside CIC's Boston and Cambridge, Mass., locations. / PBN FILE PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

CIC Providence GM to lead innovation network’s New England region

PROVIDENCE – Stacey Messier, general manager of CIC Providence LLC, will soon oversee CIC's New England region in addition to her Ocean State responsibilities. As...
DESIGNxRI HAS AWARDED 10 small businesses $172,000 in seed funding as part of the design advocacy organization's Design Catalyst Program.

DESIGNxRI awards 10 businesses $172K in seed funding

PROVIDENCE – Ten local small businesses received $172,000 in seed funding from DESIGNxRI as part of the organization’s 2024 Design Catalyst Program, the design...
STRATEGIC IMPACTS: Adama Brown, United Way of Rhode Island Inc.’s director of research and data analytics, oversees and determines strategies for evaluating the impact of donated funds from the nonprofit on equity matters within the community. 
PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

United Way’s Brown is a lone start who is maintaining the...

PBN Diversity Equity & Inclusion 2023 Awards Diversity Champion: Adama Brown, United Way of Rhode Island Inc. AS A BLACK CHILD IN TEXAS in the...
GROUP CHAT: CliftonLarsonAllen LLP staffers gather for a conversation at the firm’s Cranston office. Pictured from left are Michelle Berkovitz, signing director; Michael Ung, assurance signing director; Donna Provost, tax senior; Tohib Giwa, business operations senior; and Brian Enverso and David Fontes, principals. 
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RUPERT WHITELEY

CliftonLarsonAllen celebrates employee outcomes to better serve clients

PBN Diversity Equity & Inclusion 2023 Awards Accounting: CLA MICHAEL UNG VIEWS diversity, equity and inclusion in three ways. Ung, assurance signing director at national accounting...
A SHOW OF PRIDE: Gilbane Inc. employees participate in a recent Pride parade supporting the LGBTQ+ community.
COURTESY GILBANE INC.

Gilbane demonstrates and builds a culture of caring

PBN Diversity Equity & Inclusion 2023 Awards Architecture/Construction/Design: Gilbane Inc. PUTTING PEOPLE FIRST has been ingrained in Gilbane Inc.’s culture from its founding in 1870...
LIVE AUDIENCE: Montana Palmer, left, human resources manager at Trinity Repertory Company, talks with Monique Austin, director of equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility at Trinity Rep, in the theater in downtown Providence. 
PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Inclusion is no act at Trinity Rep

PBN Diversity Equity & Inclusion 2023 Awards Arts & Entertainment: Trinity Repertory Company FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS, Monique Austin has been deepening discussions around...
FAST START: Nishita Roy-Pope, left, founder and CEO of Tribe Academy LLC, shares the stage with Florcy Morisset, the organization’s co-founder and innovation strategist for Accenture, at an event at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Roy-Pope says the startup organization has hosted programs for more than 500 participants since launching in 2019.
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Creating broad talent takes a collective ‘Tribe’

PBN Diversity Equity & Inclusion 2023 Awards Career Consulting: Tribe Academy LLC BEING DIVERSE AND BEING EQUITABLE are the driving forces behind Tribe Academy LLC, a...
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