Saturday, September 26, 2026

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Lists: Bristol County, Mass., Commercial Real Estate Brokerage Firms

Total square footage handled in 2022: 283,059 SUBSCRIBERS: Click here to view the complete list. For information about participating in PBN’s Top Lists, or to make additions...

Lists: Rhode Island Commercial Real Estate Brokerage Firms

Total square footage handled in 2022: 6.8 million SUBSCRIBERS: Click here to view the complete list. For information about participating in PBN’s Top Lists, or to make...

Lists: International Tax Preparers

Total number of international tax preparers: 108 SUBSCRIBERS: Click here to view the complete list. For information about participating in PBN’s Top Lists, or to make additions...

Lists: Foreign-Owned Companies

Total number of regional employees: 5,753 SUBSCRIBERS: Click here to view the complete list. For information about participating in PBN’s Top Lists, or to make...

Lists: Stock Brokerage Firms

Total local stock brokers: 1,350 SUBSCRIBERS: Click here to view the complete list. For information about participating in PBN’s Top Lists, or to make additions or corrections,...
RELIEVED: Scott McCullough, co-owner of Symposium Books Inc. in Providence, is happy he won’t have to pay a tangible property tax, thanks to legislation passed by state legislators that exempts businesses from the first $50,000 they would typically owe in tangible taxes. 
PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

New tax exemption to make tangible difference in R.I.

At Symposium Books Inc. in downtown Providence, the property making up the store’s physical backbone – its numerous bookcases, for instance, or the computers...
PROTECTION PLAN: Gian Gentile, left, and brother Brendan Gentile, owners of SecurityRI.com, say the company receives more calls this time of year from businesses looking for security against ­shoplifters. 
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Shop owners bracing for theft before holidays

Stressed about the holidays already? You’re not alone. Every year, shop owners not only worry about stocking shelves with the right products, they also need...
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,...
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