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America250-Enduring Success: O’Neill-Hayes Funeral Home

(Editor’s note: This is the sixth installment in a weekly series featuring Rhode Island’s oldest companies as the nation approaches the 250th anniversary of...

Tax season

When does your company begin preparing its taxes annually? March: 100% January: 0% February: 0% April: 0% Does your company hire a certified public accountant to prepare taxes? Yes: 100% No:...
Ted Williams was named president of North Kingstown-based Senesco Marine LLC in 2021. He previously served as construction manager for General Dynamics Electric Boat. / PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

To lead, adapt

Ted Williams | Senesco Marine LLC president The evolution of any business is both exciting and daunting. Leaders are often faced with a fundamental...

Should Rhode Island raise the minimum wage beyond next January’s already...

In 2018, Rhode Island’s minimum wage was $10.10. It’s increased eight times since then, to $16 an hour. In January, it will rise again to...
Nishita Roy-Pope founded professional-development startup Tribe Academy LLC, d/b/a Courage Builder, in North Kingstown in 2020. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Invest in courage

Nishita Roy-Pope | Courage Builder CEO Across my professional journey spanning Fortune 500 companies, startups, nonprofits and higher education, I’ve observed a consistent pattern. We...

On the road

How often do you travel for business? More than 3 times per year: 100% Once per year: 0% 2-3 times per year: 0% Has your business travel increased...

‘It’s not luck’: Bestselling author Elin Hilderbrand highlights consistency, discipline at...

SMITHFIELD – Though author Elin Hilderbrand has been called "queen of the beach read," achieving the title – and establishing it as a moniker...

Getting together

How often do you attend events for networking? At least once per month: 100% At least once every six months: 0% At least once per year: 0% Never:...
TEACHING MOMENT: Aarin B. Clemons, second from right, workforce manager at Polaris MEP, speaks during a panel discussion about education at Providence Business News’ 2026 Workforce Development Summit on Feb. 19. Also on the panel are, from left, Henry Young, assistant provost at New England Institute of Technology; Donna Remington, senior director of experiential education and career services at Johnson & Wales University; John Olerio, executive director of the Office of Strategic Initiatives at the University of Rhode Island; Rosemary A. Costigan, president of the Community College of Rhode Island; and Katharine Amaral, director of programs and community partnerships at Junior Achievement of Rhode Island. 
PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

PBN summit: Workforce readiness starts before graduation

Rhode Island’s workforce challenges are no longer confined to unemployment rates or post-pandemic churn. Instead, educators and industry leaders say the pressure point has shifted...
Meg A. Warren

Why allies stay silent

What really holds people back from stepping up as allies in support of their marginalized colleagues? For example, why don’t more men say something...
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