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BIG WHEELS: Jan Hennecke, product manager at igus Bearings Inc., with the “RCYL” bike made from recycled plastic in the company’s robotics showroom in East Providence. 
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Igus’ ‘RCYL’ is environmentally sound on two wheels

2024 PBN Innovative Companies Awards MANUFACTURING: igus Bearings Inc. ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO, igus Bearings Inc. had this ambitious goal to come up with a way...
BOARD MEETING: SQA Group Vice President of Business Development Data Solutions James Cabral, left, goes over notes on a whiteboard for Team Lead for Technology Talent Acquisition Nicole Enos and Executive Solutions Partner Marco Barrera at the company’s Providence office. 
PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

SQA Group breaking the mold on metrics measuring

2024 PBN Innovative Companies Awards TECHNOLOGY: SQA Group THE DREAM FOR LEADERS who always wanted to measure authentic employee sentiment or organizational vitality is no longer...
CREATIVE PROCESS: From left, Scott Noh, creative lead; and designers Hope Johnson, Franklin Vallant and Heather Lee sift through some ideas at Nova Design LLC in Providence. 
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Nova Design LLC making waves to improve clients’ health

2024 PBN Innovative Companies Awards INNOVATIVE COLLABORATION: Nova Design LLC STROLLING THROUGH THE AISLES of commercial giants such as Costco Wholesale Corp. or Target Corp., shoppers...
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MISSION READY: Providence College answers the call for more nurses

The School of Nursing and Health Sciences, the first of its kind in the 107-year history of Providence College, and the only new undergraduate...
MOVING FORWARD: DevAccelerator Inc. CEO Arnell Milhouse, left, says the world’s biggest technology problems cannot be solved with the tools of the past and everyone has to look to the future. Pictured with Milhouse is Cliff Choiniere, co-founder and chief technology officer.
PBN PHOTO/PAUL J. SPETRINI

DevAccelerator is accelerating R.I.’s tech sector

2024 PBN Innovative Companies Awards EDUCATION/CAREER TRAINING: DevAccelerator Inc. THE MISSION AT DEVACCELERATOR INC. is succinct yet transformative: Change the landscape of possibilities for Rhode Islanders...
EARLY START: Kenadee Houle, a sophomore at William M. Davies Jr. Career & Technical High School, serves up Korean chicken bulgogi as part of the Menu for Success food truck competition at Lincoln High School.
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

BRIDGING THE GAP: Programs connect culinary workers, employers in need

Rhode Islanders love good food, and our ­reward is a regular stream of new restaurants. “It’s fantastic from an entrepreneurial standpoint but every time you...
A BETTER MINDSET: From left, Francheska Calderon, human resources business partner; Susan Piacenti, vice president of philanthropy; Dr. Richard Whalen, medical director; and Dayna Gladstein, CEO and president, have a conversation at Newport Mental Health’s offices in Middletown. 
PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

Newport Mental Health improving the quality of care

2024 PBN Innovative Companies Awards NONPROFIT: Newport Mental Health MANY ORGANIZATIONS WERE FORCED to adapt and change the way they did business to meet the increased...
Meaghan McGovern
Inked Restaurant Group 
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‘What’s good for one restaurant … is good for all’

Meaghan McGovern joined Inked Restaurant Group in 2017 after working in marketing and recruiting and rose quickly from front-of-house manager at Diego’s Newport to...
PLANNING AHEAD: Trailblaze Marketing Digital Media Manager Kyle Steinberg, left, shares ideas with co-worker Jen Guimond, center, and company founder and President Christopher Parisi. 
PBN PHOTO/PAUL J. SPETRINI

Trailblaze Marketing is using AI to blaze trails

2024 PBN Innovative Companies Awards CREATIVE: Trailblaze Marketing TRAILBLAZE MARKETING IS SEIZING the potential of artificial intelligence. AI, according to Christopher Parisi – the Providence-based marketing firm’s...
LATHE LESSON: Trainee Trevor Harmon operates a lathe machine in the Manufacturing Lab at the New England Institute of Technology.
PBN PHOTO/PAUL J. SPETRINI

TECH TRANSFORMATION: AI finding its place in evolving industry

It’s no secret that advancements in technology have been playing an ever-larger role in manufacturing. Innovations in ­automation, robotics, digitization and, increasingly, artificial intelligence...
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