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HANDIWORK: Tool maker Bobby Bianca operates a milling machine on the production floor at Warwick Hanger Co. in Westerly. 
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

MEET THE MAKERS: Westerly factory specializes in crucial, mostly concealed, construction...

(Editor’s note: This is the 41st installment in a monthly series highlighting some of the region’s ­unsung manufacturers that make products essential to the...

R.I.’s hospital crisis could deepen

Federal health insurance cuts are poised to amplify dire financial problems at Roger Williams Medical Center and Our Lady of Fatima Hospital, observers say,...
QUIET FOR THE MOMENT: Gretchen Anderson, senior clinical director of ambulatory and outpatient behavioral health at Butler Hospital, stands at the desk outside the hospital’s Express Care walk-in clinic, catering to people in need of immediate mental health services. 
PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS  

New ‘Express Care’ clinic bridges mental health gap

With outpatient mental health clinicians often having weekslong to monthslong waiting lists, people experiencing acute mental health difficulties often find that their only option...

Book of Lists 2026

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Lists: Chambers of Commerce

Total number of members: 11,813 SUBSCRIBERS: Click here to view the complete list. For information about participating in PBN’s Top Lists, or to make additions or...
EARLY START: The Special Legislative Commission to Study Housing Affordability holds a hearing at the Statehouse in December, weeks ahead of the the 2026 legislative session. Testifying before the commission are Randy R. Rossi, left, Rhode Island League of Cities and Towns executive director, and Ashley Sweet, immediate past president of the Rhode Island Chapter of the American Planning ­Association.
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

MINDING THE GAP: Deficit projection narrows, but fiscal risk factors...

State budget officials are projecting that the government will enter the new year facing a fiscal 2027 budget deficit of $101 million. For Rhode Island...
HASBRO INC. may have announced that the company is moving out of its Pawtucket headquarters and relocating to Boston, but state and local officials say Hasbro has not returned calls seeking more information about its plans and what will be left behind in Rhode Island. / COURTESY HASBRO INC.

In loss of Hasbro, questions remain


Hasbro Inc.’s relocation from Pawtucket to Boston is underway, with the transition set to be completed later in 2026, but the extent of economic...
MAKING AN IMPRESSION: Jennifer Curtin, general manager of The Beatrice on Westminster Street in Providence, stands in the hotel lobby, which is unlike anything guests would see in a traditional chain hotel. 
PBN PHOTO/­MICHAEL SALERNO

Boutique hotels showing more room for growth

At Providence’s The Beatrice, travelers aren’t just booking a room. They’re booking a vibe. That’s according to Jennifer Curtin, the general manager of the...

Lists: Tourist and Cultural Attractions

Oldest tourist and cultural attractions: 1. Rhode Island Historical Society: 1822 2. Roger Williams Park Zoo: 1872 3. Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra & Music: 1945 SUBSCRIBERS: Click here...

List: Providence-Based Private Employers

Total number of full-time equivalents: 49,283 SUBSCRIBERS: Click here to view the complete list. For information about participating in PBN’s Top Lists, or to make additions...
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