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BENEFITS BOOST: AA Sign & Awning owner Darryl Lindie plans to sign up his company for RISavers, a public retirement savings program for the private sector. 
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New state program will allow more employees to build nest egg

Darryl Lindie has been trying to boost benefits offerings for his employees since buying AA Sign & Awning in Warwick a few years ago. He’s...

Lists: Accounting Firms

Total number of CPAs: 406​ SUBSCRIBERS: Click here to view the complete list. For information about participating in PBN’s Top Lists, or to make additions or corrections,...

Lists: Executive Compensation in Public Companies

Total 2024 compensation: $234.5 million SUBSCRIBERS: Click here to view the complete list. For information about participating in PBN’s Top Lists, or to make additions or corrections,...

Lists: Wealth Managers

Ranked by number of accounts 1. Crestwood Advisors Group LLC | Number of accounts: 5,862 2. Wealthbridge Legacy Partners | Number of accounts: 5,000 3. Washington Trust...
WITHOUT A PLANNER: Some towns, such as Tiverton, have gone years without a full-time town planner as they reckon with a housing crisis, other evolving infrastructure issues and new developments. For instance, in 2022, this undeveloped 12-acre Tiverton property was sold for $1.2 million. The new owner has said he has no plans for development. 
COURTESY MOTT & CHACE SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY

Shortage of planners impeding municipalities

Tiverton’s town planner resigned in June 2022, and it’s a job that still remains vacant more than three years later. It’s a glaring gap as...

Does R.I.’s sportsbook need options?


The R.I. Lottery is courting new sportsbook partners, including national heavyweights DraftKings and FanDuel, in a move that could reshape the state’s mobile sports...
Aaron Robinson / PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Five Questions With: Aaron Robinson

Aaron Robinson | CEO and president, South County Health 1. Access to care in Rhode Island is at a crisis point, especially in primary...

Lists: Cybersecurity Companies

Total local employees: 256 SUBSCRIBERS: Click here to view the complete list. For information about participating in PBN’s Top Lists, or to make additions or corrections,...

Lists: Architectural Firms

Ranked by total staff: 1. Union Studio Architecture & Community Design Inc. | Total staff: 38 2. DBVW Architects Inc. | Total staff: 33 3. ZDS Inc....
Nicholas Schorsch / PBN PHOTO/DAVID HANSEN

Five Questions With: Nicholas Schorsch

Nicholas Schorsch | CEO, The Heritage Restaurant Group 1. What makes you so bullish on the restaurant/bar industry, which typically has slim profit margins?...
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