Jack Martin
Jack Martin first arrived at the Providence Public Library in 2014 and took a mental note of how the place looked. The word that...
Catalyzing the big power of small business
(Editor’s note: This essay is part of PBN’s 35th anniversary publication, which can be viewed here.)
Five years ago, Jhonny Leyva, of Heroica Construction in Providence, was...
Mark J. Meiklejohn
When Brookline Bancorp Inc. acquired Bank Rhode Island in 2011, one might have assumed it was just another case of a bigger out-of-state company...
Cortney Nicolato
WHEN SHE RETURNED to Rhode Island from Texas to become the United Way of Rhode Island’s top executive in 2018, Cortney Nicolato learned in...
Christina H. Paxson
When the state’s two largest health care systems announced merger plans early in 2021, it was no surprise to also see Brown University President...
James A. Procaccianti
The Procaccianti name can be seen everywhere in Rhode Island if you look close enough.
Procaccianti Cos. was the real estate developer behind the nine-story,...
Marc Perlman
No one who knows Marc Perlman was surprised to see Ocean State Job Lot distribute $15 million worth of personal protective equipment to COVID-19...
Thomas M. Ryan
HELPING OUT HIS alma mater, the University of Rhode Island, has been a big priority for Thomas M. Ryan, the former chairman, CEO and...
Michael Sabitoni
CONSTRUCTION HAS BEEN PROMINENT over the last few years in Providence, and local officials had been giving developers tax breaks to spur further building...
Andrew Schiff
Selfless commitment to others is more than an aspiration for Andrew Schiff, CEO of the Rhode Island Community Food Bank – it’s his job.
Every...