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PBN 35th Anniversary

Jack Martin

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...
Karina Holyoak Wood

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...
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