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DANDY MOSS: Jamie Mitri, founder and CEO of Moss Pure, showcases her moss products that will help improve air quality. A patent on her products is still pending.  PBN PHOTO/DAVID HANSEN

Moss Pure offers a new pure method to clean air

Business Services 09/22/2023

PBN Innovative Companies 2023 Biotechnology: Moss Pure ART HAS MET air filters, and what began as one Smithfield resident’s solution to pollution in Lebanon has become...

ENGINEERING MARVEL: The R.I. Turnpike and Bridge Authority is implementing a dehumidification system to help preserve the cables and anchorages on the Mount Hope Bridge. Pictured with the bridge in the background are RITBA Director of Engineering Eric Seabury and Executive Director Lori Caron Silveira. PBN PHOTO/DAVID HANSEN

R.I. Turnpike and Bridge Authority on the road to preserving history

Business Services 09/22/2023

PBN Innovative Companies 2023 Government: R.I. Turnpike and Bridge Authority IN 2022, 6.1 MILLION VEHICLES traveled across the Mount Hope Bridge, a two-lane suspension bridge connecting...

DATA POINTS: From left, Kent County Memorial Hospital Drs. Tyler Weisberger, Michael Lee and Anais Ovalle review hospital data on computer screens.  PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Kent Hospital at Home helps make patients feel right at home

Business Services 09/22/2023

PBN Innovative Companies 2023 Health & Wellness: Kent Hospital at Home AS A MEANS TO EXPAND health care, Kent County Memorial Hospital developed an initiative to...

TRAINING DAY: From left, Deric Vazquez, a client, and Michaela Fraser, employment enhancement facilitator at AccessPoint RI, go through training at the Woonsocket Education Center.  PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

AccessPoint RI building a workforce through an access point

Business Services 09/22/2023

PBN Innovative Companies 2023 Nonprofit/Social Services: AccessPoint RI For more than a half century AccessPoint RI has taken an innovative approach to helping individuals prepare for...

APPROXIMATELY 255 ATTENDEES gathered Wednesday at The Graduate Providence for Providence Business News' 2023 Fastest Growing & Innovative Companies Awards ceremony. / PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

Growth, innovation honored at PBN’s Fastest Growing & Innovative Companies awards...

Business Services 09/21/2023

PROVIDENCE – A consulting firm, a renewable energy company, a bed and bath linens manufacturer and a hospitality company were recognized Wednesday as the...

R.I. airport board inks contract with identity verification firm

Business Services 09/14/2023

WARWICK – The R.I. Airport Corp. board of directors on Thursday approved a deal with Manhattan-based Clear Secure Inc. to install identity verification kiosks...

GURNET CONSULTING LLC has been acquired by Texas-based firm Praecipio for an undisclosed amount.

Gurnet Consulting acquired by Texas-based firm Praecipio

Business Services 09/13/2023

PROVIDENCE – Gurnet Consulting LLC, a Providence-based consulting firm with offices in both the city and Boston, has been acquired by Austin, Texas-based management...

U.S. employers added a solid 187,000 jobs in August

Business Services 09/01/2023

WASHINGTON (AP) – The nation's employers added 187,000 jobs in August, evidence of a slowing but still-resilient labor market despite the high interest rates...

PLAN AHEAD: When it comes to cannabis businesses working with insurance companies, Joseph Pakuris, CEO of Mother Earth Wellness Inc. in Pawtucket, says it requires more time, resources and advanced planning than other businesses. PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Cost of insurance coverage grows for cannabis businesses

Business Services 09/01/2023

Since kicking off recreational sales in late 2022, Rhode Island’s cannabis industry has undergone sweeping changes this year, with seven recreational dispensaries currently operating...