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Report details how New Bedford Police Department can run more efficiently

NEW BEDFORD – A report recommending improvements the New Bedford Police Department can make to run more efficiently suggests dissolving individual stations to build...

Lists: Wealth managers

Total assets under management: $29.6 billion To purchase a copy of this list, call (401) 273-2201 or visit PBN.com/lists.html for more information. For more information about...

Lists: Stock brokerage firms

Total number of local stock brokers: 1,357 To purchase a copy of this list, call (401) 273-2201 or visit PBN.com/lists.html for more information. For more information...
TAKING STOCK: Volunteers Ruth Balzano, left, and Dorothy Villani stock food at the Rhode Island Community Food Bank in Providence. Villani said the food bank has lost a lot of volunteers over the years, while Balzano said donations are distributed quickly and more are always needed. / PBN PHOTO / EMILY GOWDEY-BACKUS

Each year Rhode Islanders face the ever-present need for food, clothing...

On a rainy, mid-November morning, five longtime volunteers sorted donations at the Rhode Island Community Food Bank headquarters in Providence. Aged 68 to 84 and...
Since coming to Adoption Rhode Island almost 20 years ago, Darlene Allen has been a strong voice in the community for those the agency serves. She’s also helped develop counseling and healing-arts services for thousands of children in foster care. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Invest in your workforce

Darlene Allen | Adoption Rhode Island CEO and executive director I have always had a passion for improving the lives of children. I was fortunate...
ADAPTIVE REUSE: Erik Bright, right, has recently opened, and is now leasing, an adaptive reuse building at 47 Rathbone St. in Providence, which is catering to design and artist collaborations. With Bright is neighbor Tim Ferland of The Steel Yard.
 / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Rathbone Studios preserves piece of city’s commercial history

When Erik Bright purchased a Depression-era set of warehouses in 2016, the buildings had seen better times. Encrusted with graffiti and in disrepair, the warehouses...
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Five Questions With Jeffrey Diehl

Jeffrey Diehl | CEO, Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank 1. How is the Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank funded? The bank, a quasi-public corporation, does not...

Officials left guessing on Hasbro plans

Call it The Big Mum. One of the world’s largest toymakers and among Rhode Island’s iconic companies, Hasbro Inc. is considering moving its headquarters...
FINANCIAL BOOST: A $100,000 Small Business Assistance Program loan from R.I. Commerce Corp. helped Shaidzon Beer co-owners Josh Letourneau, left, and Chip Samson launch their brewing company in South Kingstown. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Commerce RI helps secure $10M for small businesses through SBAP loans

From kegs and bottles to packaging materials and professional costs, when Shaidzon Beer Co. was setting up in the months prior to its November...
PBN PHOTO/JAMES BESSETTE

New Construction November 2018

The Residence Inn by Marriott | Fountain Street, Providence Work continues to progress on the new 19,380-square-foot hotel, being built on the site of the...
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