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Sebastian Fixson

How employers can make good decisions on remote work before next...

More than six years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, over 1 in 5 of the U.S. workers who can work remotely do so either...

Rhode Island Medical Imaging launches inaugural CEO search

WARWICK – Rhode Island Medical Imaging Inc. is searching for its first-ever CEO, a new title the radiology services provider is establishing as it anticipates the retirement...

Brown University Health eliminates several senior level roles

PROVIDENCE – As Brown University Health continues to grapple with the increasing demand for charity care, the healthcare system has announced it has eliminated or...

Kent County YMCA names new executive director

WARWICK – Dominique “Dom” Doiron, who was named the interim executive director of the Kent County YMCA in August, is now the branch's permanent...
Jeffrey C. Dixon

Has AI caused job losses?

Do artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT eliminate jobs, create new ones, or both? There’s a lot of speculation regarding this question, but little...

BBBS encourages physical health, work-life balance

PBN Healthiest Employers Awards 2026 2-99 EMPLOYEES 4. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Rhode Island CEO (or equivalent): Katje Afonseca, CEO Full-time U.S. employees: 31 At Big Brothers Big...

A smile — and a hula hoop — go a long...

PBN Healthiest Employers Awards 2026 100-499 EMPLOYEES 5. The Beacon Mutual Insurance ­Co. CEO (or equivalent): Brian J. Spero, CEO and president Full-time U.S. employees: 160 Perhaps the best...
It’s About People: Larry Riggs, president of Pare Corp. for nearly 40 years, has grown the civil and environmental engineering firm from 10 employees to almost 200, crediting his people’s character and skill. 
PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Larry Riggs

PBN Leaders & AchieversA wards 2026 LARRY RIGGS Pare Corp. president When Larry Riggs became president of Pare Corp. in 1986, it was a single-office practice with...
Edinaldo Tebaldi

Blueprint for prosperity: Aligning capital, talent and innovation

RHODE ISLAND finds itself at a unique crossroads. The Ocean State has weathered headwinds, maintained relatively low unemployment rates, increased housing development and refocused...
WORKING TOGETHER: The first panel featured, from left, Ted Williams, president of Senesco Marine LLC; Flux Marine Ltd. CEO Ben Sorkin; Jason Noel, operations executive at Juice Robotics LLC; Linda Larsen, maritime and industry engagement manager for Polaris Tech Bridge; and Daniela Fairchild, chief strategy officer for R.I. Commerce Corp. PBN Editor Michael Mello, right, moderates.
PBN FILE PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

In R.I.’s emerging industries, it’s all about collaboration

On March 11, 2026, PBN brought together business and government leaders to discuss challenges and opportunities surrounding Rhode Island’s ­sciences industry and ocean economy....
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