New model for collaboration
Rhode Island has a long, rich and diverse history of design, which arguably started with Samuel Slater. In 1789, the 21-year-old textile mill apprentice...
Q&A Steve Duvel
Steve Duvel | Gilbane Building Co. senior vice president
Steve Duvel, senior vice president of Gilbane Building Co.’s New England division, oversees more than 365...
Stronger, eager to grow
The flexibility required of Rhode Island manufacturers to stay open throughout the COVID-19 pandemic has made many of them stronger, says Kathie Mahoney, center...
Builders: Have work, will train
Although the COVID-19 pandemic kept many Rhode Islanders close to home for much of 2020, Pariseault Builders Inc. didn’t slow down.
With construction deemed an...
Q&A Zane Allen
Zane Allen | Handles Unlimited CNC machinist/machine operator
Zane Allen is a computer numerical control machinist/machine operator at custom handles, pulls and knobs manufacturer Handles...
Q&A: Cindy McDermott
Cindy McDermott | Ximedica LLC vice president, organizational and human development
Providence-based medical-device developer Ximedica LLC, which in June was acquired by Veranex, offers intensive...
Q&A: Shannon Sampson
Shannon Sampson | Allied Painting Inc. industrial bridge painter
Shannon Sampson began working for Allied Painting Inc. in July, shortly after completing a pre-apprenticeship program...
Q&A Vuthy Lay
Vuthy Lay | KITE Architects Inc. architectural designer
Vuthy Lay in 2019 completed the DESIGNxRI Emerge Program, then earned a bachelor’s degree in architecture from...
Q&A: Libby Slader
Libby Slader | Interior Design Inc. owner
Libby Slader in 2010 founded her Providence-based interior design firm, which offers full-service design for the corporate office,...
Gilbane Building Co.
THE STORY: Gilbane Building Co. was founded in 1870 by two forward-thinking and entrepreneurial brothers as a small carpentry firm constructing custom homes in...