Friday, September 25, 2026

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Room for all: Why the DEI summit is being renamed

Every year, I get to stand in front of a room full of Rhode Island's business and nonprofit leaders and watch something quietly wonderful...
TEST BED: ­Abdullah al Rumon, left, and Dr. Kunal Mankodiya, director of the Wearable Biosensing Lab at the University of Rhode Island, are part of a team developing a smart strap that can monitor the health condition of premature babies.
PBN PHOTO/­ELIZABETH ­GRAHAM

URI team developing smart wearable to monitor health of premature babies

Since the late 2010s, smartwatches and rings have exploded in popularity. Estimates claim nearly half of the U.S. population uses the likes of Apple...

Change at mall raises tax questions

The new owners of Providence Place mall could face an annual property tax bill of more than $20 million a year when its 30-year...

Providence bike lane network getting renewed attention

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...
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