Courage Builder for RI’s workforce
Innovative Companies 2026 Awards
EDUCATION: Courage Builder
Courage Builder, a North Kingstown workforce development firm, has been building career pathways into some of Rhode Island’s...
R.I. elections keep adapting
John Marion | Common Cause Rhode Island executive director
Common Cause Rhode Island works on a variety of “good government” issues, none more important than...
AI speeds mentor matching: Big Brothers Big Sisters of Rhode Island
Innovative Companies 2026 Awards
NONPROFIT: Big Brothers Big Sisters of Rhode Island
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Rhode Island has spent 60 years pairing children with...
Who’s On the Board?
Amenity Aid
Mission: Rhode Island’s only hygiene bank, providing essential hygiene products – such as soap, deodorant, period products and other necessities not covered by...
Blithewold Arboretum earns recognition for 30 champion trees in Rhode Island
BRISTOL – Blithewold Manor, Gardens & Arboretum has been recognized by the Rhode Island Tree Council for hosting 30 trees ranked among the largest...
Growth goes beyond bottom line for PBN’s 2026 Fastest Growing &...
WARWICK – For the top earners in Providence Business News’ 2026 Fastest Growing & Innovative Companies awards program, growth means more than just a...
Roger Williams, Fatima Hospital nurses raise concerns over finances, home health...
PROVIDENCE – Half a year after the Georgia-based Centurion Foundation acquired Roger Williams Medical Center and Our Lady of Fatima Hospital, backed with an...
Shape what’s coming
Kelly Nevins | Women’s Fund of Rhode Island CEO
Every day, I talk with people who are worried about the direction of our country. They...
Johnson named chief advancement officer of United Way of Rhode Island
JENNIE JOHNSON is the chief advancement officer for United Way of Rhode Island Inc., having joined the nonprofit in July. In this role, she...
Helping workers help themselves
PBN Healthiest Employers Awards 2026
100-499 EMPLOYEES
7. R.I. Housing and Mortgage Finance Corp.
CEO (or equivalent): Carol Ventura, CEO and executive director
Full-time U.S. employees: 229
The...



















