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PBN Award Winners

BIG PICTURE, FINE DETAIL: Roger Williams University Executive Vice President for Finance and Administration Jerome "Jerry" Williams' stewardship of the school's finances has yielded a promise of flat tuition during a student's four years, even as the Bristol institution has grown enrollment. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Williams brings big-picture wisdom to campus

There's a rock and a hard place that many private colleges find themselves between these days; to cope with poorly performing endowments and rising...
RAY OF HOPE: Loren Hope Designs LLC founder and Creative Director Loren Barham, left, and assistant Maggie Ferri examine glass for new designs. / PBN PHOTO/?MICHAEL SALERNO

Lifelong passion helps Loren Hope sparkle

From an early age, the glimmer of vintage jewelry captured 30-year-old Loren Barham's attention, but the link between artistry and entrepreneurship wasn't always clear...
ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT FOR FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION Jerome "Jerry" Williams was the Career Achievement award winner Thursday at the PBN Chief Financial Officers Awards program event, held at Bryant University's Bello Center. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

PBN honors region’s best CFOs

SMITHFIELD – It was only fitting that Jerome “Jerry” Williams walked up to the stage in Bryant University’s Bello Center Thursday night to the...

PBN chooses 2015 Business Women honorees

PROVIDENCE – A lottery industry veteran who has worked her way up from the bottom and a CEO who finds the time to mentor...
AVA ANDERSON founded Ava Anderson Non Toxic as a teenager. Her East Providence company has been named Inc.'s 2015 Coolest College Startup, beating out 15 other companies for the title. / PBN FILE PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Ava Anderson Non Toxic named ‘Coolest College Startup’ by Inc.

(Updated 3:29 p.m.) EAST PROVIDENCE – Ava Anderson Non Toxic is Inc.’s 2015 Coolest College Startup, beating 15 other companies in a March Madness-style...

Winners trumping R.I.’s curse

You know what's so exciting about this year's honorees of PBN's Manufacturing Awards program? They all are growing – revenue, employees and customers. Whether they...
MAKING A MARK: Blount Fine Foods President and CEO Todd Blount, right, is more than a steward of his family's more than century-old legacy. He's helped transform the company by supporting the development of employees such as Gee Nogueras, packing-line lead in the company's Fall River production facility. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Blount creates a legacy with strategy, stewardship

The essence of leadership is multifold – it involves strategic movements and investments, calculated risk-taking, and thoughtful delegation, as well as the ability to...
SMART INVESTMENT: Since President and CEO Thomas Melucci, center, and Richard Bready, right, bought Hope Valley Industries out of bankruptcy in 2002, the company has made a mark on the global automobile market, becoming recognized by both Ford and GM for the quality of its floor mats, produced under the guidance of Executive Vice President Craig Melucci. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Car-accessory maker revs up for even more growth

At least one company in Rhode Island has enough confidence in its business to make significant capital investments in the last 18 months. Hope...
ENGAGED WORKFORCE, HEALTHY COMPANY: Bouckaert Industrial Textiles President Max Brickle involves employees in the company's decision-making, looking for ideas and feedback from its staff. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Bouckaert: Products everywhere you look

The first thing you should know about needle-punch felt manufacturer Bouckaert Industrial Textiles: the employer of 58 came through the worldwide economic downturn unscathed. The...
DOING THE LITTLE THINGS RIGHT: SES America President Phillipe Perut, center, has led the company to success in a competitive, global marketplace by doing what customers want and then helping define what they need. At work in the company's Warwick location are Jim Shockoo, left, production supervisor, and Jim Malo, right, a production assistant. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

SESA keeps highway signs ‘Made in America’

"Traffic Jammed." "Slow Down." "Stay Alert." These are the traffic signs many people see during their daily commute. For drivers from 12 states and...
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