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MEETING OF MINDS: Bob Chatman, left, Slater Technology Fund director, discusses the fund’s portfolio with Thorne Sparkman, Slater’s managing director, at the CIC Providence LLC building, the location of several companies that Slater has invested in. 
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A HIGH-STAKES VENTURE: Slater startup fund has placed bets on 140...

Rhode Island’s old industrial base had already been decimated by the mid-1990s when state leaders scrambled to find ways to reinvent and revive the...
ENVIRONMENTALLY CONCIOUS: In addition to its bird feeders and outdoor products being made in the United States, with all manufacturing taking place at its Warren facility, Aspects Inc. President Trisha A. Torres says the company takes environmental concerns into account, including avoiding chemical-based materials and using sustainable components such as polycarbonate plastic and ultraviolet stabilizers to ensure durable products.
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Meet the Makers: Aspects soaring high after boom in demand for...

(Editor’s note: This is the 45th installment in a monthly series highlighting some of the region’s ­unsung manufacturers that make products essential to the...

Paolino’s downtown beautification proposal stalls out

When former Providence Mayor Joseph R. ­Paolino Jr. proposed a sweeping plan to transform downtown Providence with trees, wider sidewalks and upgraded lighting, the...

Lists: Payroll Companies

Total number of local employees: 128 SUBSCRIBERS: Click here to view the complete list. List researched by Mesj Associates. For information about participating in PBN’s Top Lists,...
THE ­RESPONDERS: 
Jeffrey Liebman, left, CEO of CharterCARE Health of Rhode ­Island, and Ben Mingle, chairman and CEO of The Centurion Foundation, are leading the effort to revive Roger Williams Medical Center in Providence and Our Lady of Fatima Hospital in North Providence. 
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TO THE RESCUE? Centurion’s effort to save 2 safety-net hospitals just...

As a nurse of three years in Roger Williams Medical ­Center’s Blood and Marrow Transplant Program, Joanna Sanzone has supported patients facing harrowing diagnoses...
SMOOTH TRANSITION: Chloe Chassaing, an employee owner of White Electric Coffee in Providence, which shifted to an employee ownership model in 2021, says the Rhode Island Center for Employee Ownership that is part of legislation being advanced by lawmakers could help smooth out the uncertainty when transitioning a business to an employee ownership model by connecting sellers and employees to financing pathways, valuation expertise and technical support early in the process.
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Legislation would create employee ownership center to ease business transitions

When White Electric Coffee in Providence changed hands in 2021, it didn’t go to a corporate buyer or a retiring owner’s handpicked successor. It...

Building permits rise, but housing crisis persists

Rhode Island has picked up the pace in issuing more building permits for new homes – crucial to easing the housing crisis – but...

Lists: Rhode Island’s SBA Lenders

Ranked by amount of loans distributed: 1. Webster Bank N.A. | Amount of loans: $3.1 million 2. Ocean State Business Development Authority | Amount of Loans:...

Lists: Rhode Island’s Largest SBA Loans

Total loans distributed: $16.7 million SUBSCRIBERS: Click here to view the complete list. List researched by Mesj Associates. For information about participating in PBN’s Top Lists,...

Lists: Rhode Island Distilleries, Breweries and Vineyards

Ranked by oldest: 1. Narragansett Brewing Co. | Year founded: 1890 2. Sakonnet Vineyard | Year founded: 1975 3. Diamond Hill Vineyards | Year founded: 1976 SUBSCRIBERS: Click...
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