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SHOW OF HANDS: Rhode Island College social work student Julianna Alcantra, center, participates in the welcome event held by Atrévete Center of Excellence for Latinx/Hispanic Social Work Practice at the start of the fall semester. With her is, from the foreground, fellow students Vanessa Sanchez, Olivia Campos and Crissany Nazario. 
COURTESY RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE

Closing R.I.’s language gap in behavioral health care

When Joise Garzon embarked on her career several years ago after completing Rhode Island College’s Master of Social Work program, colleagues and acquaintances would...

Lists: Family-Owned Businesses

Total number of local employees: 11,317 SUBSCRIBERS: Click here to view the complete list. For information about participating in PBN’s Top Lists, or to make additions...

Lists: Women-Run Businesses

Total number of employees: 34,349 SUBSCRIBERS: Click here to view the complete list. For information about participating in PBN’s Top Lists, or to make additions or corrections,...

Lists: Indoor Recreation Facilities

Total square footage: 1,007,591 SUBSCRIBERS: Click here to view the complete list. For information about participating in PBN’s Top Lists, or to make additions or corrections, call...

Lists: Retirement Communities

Ranked by oldest communities: 1. Pine Hill Estates | Year established: 1972 2. Medway Place | Year established: 1987 3. Laurelmead Cooperative | Year established: 1994 SUBSCRIBERS: Click here...

Lists: Assisting Living Facilities

Ranked by licensed beds: 1. Smithfield Woods | Licensed beds: 85 2. Anchor Bay at Greenwich | Licensed beds: 75 3. Wingate at Blackstone Boulevard | Licensed...
A SOLID ­FOUNDATION: Angela Conte sits with a selection of granite blocks at Structural Stone LLC that will be used for upcoming projects. Conte’s father, a stone carver, built a quarry business after migrating from Portugual. Now she and her husband, Donald, operate their own business, Structural Stone, in North Kingstown. 
PBN PHOTO/­ELIZABETH GRAHAM

She’s carved out a place in a rock-hard industry

Explore many of the cities on the East Coast, and chances are you’ll see the work of Angela Conte’s North Kingstown company, Structural Stone...
SAVING EARLY: Frank Giorgio, vice president of investments and business development at Lax & Co. LLC in Warwick, advises clients to enroll in 401(k) and 403(b) plans when available. Under the Secure 2.0 Act, most companies will have to auto-enroll new employees into these plans. 
PBN PHOTO/­MICHAEL SALERNO

Secure 2.0 Act could help workers save for retirement

For around half of Americans, retirement isn’t as restful as its moniker implies – if they can achieve retirement at all. “We do deal with...

Another detour for bike path bridges in East Bay

A disagreement between the R.I. Department of Transportation and the R.I. Coastal Resources Management Council over who can use two proposed bridges along the...

Lists: Accounting Firms

Total number of CPAs: 433 The complete list is available for purchase online. For information about participating in PBN’s Top Lists, or to make additions or corrections, call...
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