Tuesday, September 8, 2026

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EMPLOYEE SUPPORT: Members of Blount Fine Foods Corp.’s communication and engagement team, along with some company supervisors and managers, work at some of the tents to give back to Blount employees. / COURTESY BLOUNT FINE FOODS CORP.

Blount Fine Foods Corp.

PBN Best Places to Work Awards 2021 Enterprise Companies #7. Blount Fine Foods Corp. Employees in R.I.: 971 CEO and President Todd Blount Questions answered by Communications Specialist...
COURSE WORK: Local high school students visit Yushin America Inc. in Cranston in 2018 as part of the company’s Manufacturing Day. / COURTESY YUSHIN AMERICA INC.

Yushin America Inc.

PBN Best Places to Work Awards 2021 Midsize Companies #28. Yushin America Inc. Employees in R.I.: 80 President Takaya Sugimura Questions answered by Takaya Sugimura How would you describe...
FEELING FISHY: The Town Dock employees and families celebrate with squid hats on the water. / COURTESY THE TOWN DOCK

The Town Dock

PBN Best Places to Work Awards 2021 Midsize Companies #17. The Town Dock Employees in R.I.: 55 CEO and President Ryan Clark Questions answered by Ryan Clark What three...
HAVING ‘PHUN’: Hanna Instruments Inc. employees worked together to escape a vault activity during a pHun Club event. / COURTESY HANNA INSTRUMENTS INC.

Hanna Instruments Inc.

PBN Best Places to Work Awards 2021 Midsize Companies #21. Hanna Instruments Inc. Employees in R.I.: 97 CEO and President Martino Nardo Questions answered by Vice President of...
SUPPORTING AUTISM AWARENESS: National Marker Co. employees wear blue to raise awareness for autism. / COURTESY NATIONAL MARKER CO.

National Marker Co.

PBN Best Places to Work Awards 2021 Midsize Companies #26. National Marker Co. Employees in R.I.: 80 CEO and President Mark McElhinny Questions answered by Human Resource Manager...

AstroNova reports $593K profit for Q1

PROVIDENCE – AstroNova Inc. on Thursday reported a $593,000 profit in the company’s fiscal first quarter, or 8 cents per diluted share, a rise...

Alex & Ani files for bankruptcy

PROVIDENCE – Alex & Ani filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Thursday morning, according to documents from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of...

Goldman Sachs survey shows small businesses still struggling due to higher...

PROVIDENCE – The worst of the pandemic appears to be over, but skyrocketing operating costs have small businesses still struggling. This was one finding of...

Business leaders press fight against PPP taxation

CRANSTON - Rhode Island business leaders recently met with Gov. Daniel J. McKee in their bid to derail his proposal to tax Paycheck Protection...
Kathie Mahoney
Executive director, Polaris MEP / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Five Questions With: Kathie Mahoney

Kathie Mahoney | Executive director, Polaris MEP 1. What is your priority in 2021 as the new director of Polaris MEP? Since we are still...
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