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PBN Award Winners

DECKING THE HALL: DarrowEverett LLP employees turn out for the company holiday party. 
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DarrowEverett LLP


PBN Best Places to Work 2026 Awards MIDSIZE COMPANIES #17. DarrowEverett LLP Employees in R.I.: 59 Chairman and CEO Zachary G. Darrow Questions answered by Pia Hallidri, chief...
ON THE TOWN: Embrace Home Loans staff members enjoy a night out in Newport. 
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Embrace Home Loans

PBN Best Places to Work 2026 Awards MIDSIZE COMPANIES #24. Embrace Home Loans Inc. Employees in R.I.: 146 CEO Dennis Hardiman Questions answered by Dennis Hardiman How has your...
SUNDAE MORNING: Strides Behavioral Services LLC employees gather for some ice cream. 
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Strides Behavioral Services LLC

PBN Best Places to Work 2026 Awards MIDSIZE COMPANIES #22. Strides Behavioral Services LLC Employees in R.I.: 94 CEO Rachael Rudloff Questions answered by Meghan Pistacchio, human resources...

Building a legacy of financial leadership

PBN Business Women Awards 2026 WOMAN TO WATCH | FINANCIAL SERVICES: Stephanie Mansour, WithumSmith & Brown PC senior manager Stephanie Mansour’s career is proof that success...
IN THE KNOW: Patricia Lyons-Bousquet, owner of CompLyons HR Consulting LLC, says her graduation from the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program in Rhode Island was transformative. 
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She’s put her resources into building an HR firm

PBN Business Women Awards 2026 ACHIEVEMENT HONOREE: Patricia Lyons-Bousquet, CompLyons HR Consulting LLC Patricia Lyons-Bousquet launched CompLyons HR Consulting LLC in 2023 out of the East Providence...
FLYING ­COLORS: Elaine Felag opened Feminine Fancies in 1982 and gave herself five years to work. Nearly 44 years later, the women’s boutique is still going strong. 
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4 decades later, Felag’s store stays in vogue

PBN Business Women Awards 2026 ACHIEVEMENT HONOREE: Elaine Felag, Feminine Fancies For more than four decades, Elaine Felag has owned and operated Feminine Fancies, an upscale ­women’s...
A GOOD YARN TO TELL: Katy Westcott started her company on a shoestring in 2012, and now Katrinkles Inc., a maker of tools and other items for crafters, is a substantial manufacturing business in Providence. 
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Fabric of her company crafted from a hobby

PBN Business Women Awards 2026 ACHIEVEMENT HONOREE: Katy Westcott, Katrinkles Inc. Katy Westcott is a designing woman. She knits socks, crochets sweaters, spins yarn and sews her...
CONSTANTLY EVOLVING: Beauregard Built LLC owner Olivia Beauregard launched the Providence-based design-build firm, specializing in interior and exterior work in residential and commercial new construction and renovation, six years ago. 
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Designer travels ‘Amazing’ journey to build her career

PBN Business Women Awards 2026 ACHIEVEMENT HONOREE: Olivia Beauregard, Beauregard Built LLC Olivia Beauregard has always been fascinated by how things work. While other kids played video...
ORDER FROM CHAOS: After years working in different accounting roles, Keeping the Books NE LLC owner Marsha Thayer launched her own firm that helps businesses build efficient, accurate financial systems.
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Thayer’s drive, work ethic add up to success

PBN Business Women Awards 2026 ACHIEVEMENT HONOREE: Marsha Thayer, Keeping the Books NE LLC Marsha Thayer didn’t seem like a typical math nerd in high school. Far...
Raising the roof: Michelle Wilcox, CEO of Crossroads Rhode Island, was recognized for her work with the 2026 Women Leading the Way award by U.S. Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-R.I. 
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Crossroads RI looks back at 30 years of fighting for Ocean...

PBN Business Women Awards 2026 INDUSTRY LEADER | SOCIAL SERVICES/NONPROFIT: Michelle Wilcox, Crossroads Rhode Island CEO “I just feel so lucky that I get to do this...
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