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AI ASSIST: Pharmacy technician Nabile Bonagua reaches for medication from the SynMed XF, a pill-packing robot, at Horizon Pharmacy in Warwick. Horizon uses artificial intelligence to help it fill prescriptions, allowing pharmacists to focus on patients.
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Nonprofit ownership gives closed-door pharmacy leg up on competitors

Horizon Pharmacy is far from your typical drug store. Operating as a social enterprise, it is owned by three nonprofit community mental health centers –...
FULL OF ENERGY: University of Rhode Island engineering student Casey Egan is interning with the utility company PPL Corp. and is hopeful the partnership between PPL and URI will give researchers a chance to contribute to the fight against climate change. 
PBN PHOTO/­ELIZABETH GRAHAM

New accord could propel green energy research at URI

The University of Rhode Island is hoping a new partnership with the utility company PPL Corp. will pay off by bringing in millions of...
KEEPING TRACK: Marcela Betancur, director of the Latino Policy Institute, says the group will be releasing a report in September on Latino representation in higher education. Census data shows Latinos have been graduating college in increasing numbers over 20 years but remain underpaid and underrepresented in the workforce. 
PBN FILE PHOTO/DAVID HANSEN

Despite earning more degrees, Latinos still see pay disparities

Marcela Betancur says many Latinos find themselves at a disadvantage when it comes to higher education. After all, a large percentage of college-age Latinos in...
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          Sarnya Kunchithapatham Pichaiyappa       
        wears a traditional Indian saree, which reminds her of her identity and roots, and poses with her son, Dharma, 3.

Sarnya Kunchithapatham Pichaiyappa

40 Under Forty Awards 2024 Sarnya Kunchithapatham | 34 Project Director, Family Service of Rhode Island What is the biggest challenge currently facing your industry and...
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Kristen Botelho Pires holds her infant son, Beau, while surrounded by a globe, AAA toys, a 10-key machine, a box, and New England Patriots and New England Revolution merchandise, signifying her life and career path.

Kristen Botelho Pires

40 Under Forty Awards 2024 Kristen Botelho Pires | 38 Vice President of Total Rewards, Systems, and Employee Health and Safety, AAA Northeast What is the...
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Kate Liberman poses with her son, Toby, and holds a book titled “Providence is not Just a Train Stop.”

Kate Liberman

40 Under Forty Awards 2024 Kate Liberman | 39 Executive Director, Trinity Repertory Company What is the biggest challenge currently facing your industry and how are...
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Melissa Bouchard holds a sign from her office with the phrase “The She-Shed.” “The prop is a fun reminder of how far Fusion3 has come since we first started in 2019 … and who doesn’t want a she-shed?” Bouchard said.

Melissa Bouchard

40 Under Forty Awards 2024 Melissa Bouchard | 39 Co-founder and CEO, Fusion3 Consulting What is the biggest challenge currently facing your industry and how are...
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Elizabeth McDonnell holds a Lightspeed point-of-sale hardware system, representing her occupation, and a case of Pizza Wine, which is 
her side business she launched last month.

Elizabeth McDonnell

40 Under Forty Awards 2024 Elizabeth McDonnell | 39 Senior Group Product Manager, Lightspeed HQ What is the biggest challenge currently facing your industry and how...
Kyle Bennett

Bennett receives Sojourner House Impact Award

KYLE BENNETT, the senior director of policy and equity at United Way of Rhode Island Inc., was recently honored by Sojourner House with the...
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Kristyn Bourne poses with her son, 
                             Logan, who she says is 
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                                    She also holds a  
                                     toothbrush and a 
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                                         her profession.

Kristyn Bourne

40 Under Forty Awards 2024 Kristyn Bourne | 38 Manager of Sales and Business Relations, Altus Dental Insurance Co. What is the biggest challenge currently facing...
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