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Lists: Rhode Island’s Oldest Companies

Ranked by local employees: 1. Rhode Island Hospita/Hasbro Hospital | No. of local employees: 8,213 2. Brown University | No. of local employees: 5,166 3. Roman Catholic Diocese of...
FUTURE SHOCK: Arnell Milhouse, second from right, founder and CEO of CareerDevs Inc., speaks during the PBN Cybersecurity & Tech Summit on Oct. 12. Milhouse sees massive changes coming because of artificial intelligence, but many of the changes will be positive, he says. With Milhouse on the panel are Jeffrey Wilhelm, left, founder and CEO of Infused Innovations Inc., and Timothy Henry, seated right, assistant professor and researcher at Rhode Island College. Christopher Parisi, standing, founder and president of marketing firm Trailblaze Inc., moderates. 
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Firms hesitating on AI are falling behind, PBN summit panel says

With artificial intelligence rapidly advancing, businesses in Rhode Island will have no choice but to invest in the technology tools to ensure they survive. The...
RISING UP: Developer Pennrose LLC recently broke ground on a 127-unit apartment building on Parcel 9, located next to Our Lady of The Rosary Church in the I-195 Redevelopment District. This is a rendering of the completed building as planned. 
COURTESY THE ARCHITECTURAL TEAM INC.

Long-awaited projects in I-195 district awaited no longer

When it comes to new construction, the I-195 Redevelopment District in Providence has been quiet for a while. It’s been about a year since work...
COLLECTING SCRAPS: Leo Pollock, left, and Nat Harris, co-founders of organic waste collector ReMix Organics Co. in Providence, use these yellow bins to gather food waste, which either goes to farms for compost or is turned into energy such as electricity or a renewable gas. 
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

ReMix Organics shaking up food waste industry

After moving to Providence in 2007 from the Netherlands, where he studied environmental policy and sustainable development, Leo Pollock noticed gaps in local food...

Lists: Cybersecurity Companies

Ranked by oldest companies: 1. SyNet Inc. | Year founded: 1987 2. Secure Future Tech Solutions | Year founded: 1992 3. Ananke IT Solutions | Year founded: 1994 The complete...

Lists: Architectural Firms

Ranked by total staff: 1. DBVW Architects Inc. | Total staff: 35 2 (tie). Union Studio Architecture & Community Design Inc. | Total staff: 32 2 (tie). Vision III...

Lists: Chief Security Officers

Total local IT staff: 4,573 The complete list is available for purchase online. For information about participating in PBN’s Top Lists, or to make additions or...

City opens PILOT talks with Lifespan

While Providence Mayor Brett P. Smiley has celebrated the passage of the latest payment-in-lieu-of-taxes agreements with Providence’s four colleges and universities, uncertainties remain about...
WHAT’S IN STORE: Toyin Omisore, owner of Roam Loud, an activewear and athleisure brand, stands with the company’s products on display at REI in Cranston. Omisore has also sold her products through Kohl’s Corp. and 70 CorePower Yoga studios throughout the U.S.
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Everybody’s Business: Fashioning an enterprise that’s a perfect fit

When Toyin Omisore was ramping up her workouts around 2017, she didn’t give much thought to what she was wearing. “But I knew that I...
REWARDING MOMENT: Associate professor Georges Tsafack, left, executive director of the University of Rhode Island’s Doctorate of Business Administration program, and associate professor Jessica Strübel, right, place a doctoral hood on Michael Toomey during a graduation ceremony in August. Toomey was one of six people who received a DBA in the inaugural class of the program. 
COURTESY ­UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND

A matter of degrees: Some R.I. colleges offer DBA

Having worked in health care marketing, Michael Toomey has noticed key differences in how medical and business professionals make decisions. “Through research and conducting tests,...
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