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Providence bike lane network getting renewed attention

Publisher's Choice 08/14/2026

More than three years after Providence secured a $27.2 million federal Safe Streets and Roads for All grant, Mayor Brett P. Smiley says construction...

THE CONNECTION: Passengers board an R.I. Public Transit Authority bus recently at Kennedy Plaza in Providence. PBN PHOTO/CHRISTOPHER ALLEN

RIPTA lawsuit highlights ‘gray area’ in state law

Publisher's Choice 08/14/2026

A decade-old personal injury lawsuit against the R.I. Public Transit Authority could reshape how translated statements are treated in Rhode Island courtrooms, with attorneys...

A SOUND BUSINESS PLAN: Mark Scetta, owner of Stellar Audio Forensics LLC in Providence, with the equipment he uses to analyze sound recordings for legal cases and other matters.  PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Forensic audio analysts still thrive in AI world

Publisher's Choice 08/14/2026

Whether it’s the click of a pen, the timing of a gunshot or the acoustics of a car horn, it’s the little details that...

Lists: Software Development Companies

Publisher's Choice 08/14/2026

Total number of local employees: 1,255 SUBSCRIBERS: Click here to view the complete list. List researched by MESJ Associates. For information about participating in PBN’s Top...

Lists: Estate Planners

Publisher's Choice 08/14/2026

Total number of estate planners: 83 SUBSCRIBERS: Click here to view the complete list. List researched by MESJ Associates. For information about participating in PBN’s Top...

Lists: Rhode Island CIOs

Publisher's Choice 08/14/2026

Total number of IT workers: 2,990 SUBSCRIBERS: Click here to view the complete list. List researched by MESJ Associates. For information about participating in PBN’s Top...

Lists: Defense Contractors

Publisher's Choice 08/07/2026

Total number of local employees: 23,407 SUBSCRIBERS: Click here to view the complete list. List researched by MESJ Associates. For information about participating in PBN’s Top...

CLEAN TEAM: Roger Williams Park Zoo has a new plan to prevent stormwater runoff from contaminating the park’s 100 acres of lakes. Contributors to the project included, from left, Molly Welsh of the Audubon Society of Rhode Island, Lou Perrotti, director of conservation programs for the zoo; and Brian Kuchar, Horsley Witten Group principal landscape architect who is leading the project. PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Horsley Witten completes plan to address stormwater runoff at RWP Zoo 

Publisher's Choice 07/31/2026

Positioned along the border of Providence and Cranston sits the nation’s third-oldest zoo. Opened in 1872, the Roger Williams Park Zoo has undergone many expansion...

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Five Questions With: Edmund “Ted” Shallcross III

Publisher's Choice 07/31/2026

Edmund ‘Ted’ Shallcross III Chairman, CEO and president, Amica Mutual Insurance Co. 1. You’ve stepped into the dual role of CEO and board chair. How...