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PBN unveils 2026 Book of Lists

PROVIDENCE – Representatives from a cross section of Rhode Island’s business and nonprofit sectors spent Thursday evening at the Graduate by Hilton Providence networking...

R.I. State Council on the Arts awards $2.75M in grants to...

WARWICK – A total of $2.75 million in matching grants has been awarded to 17 arts and cultural organizations across the state, the R.I....

SEC filing of the week: Beeline Holdings eyes $100M in annual...

PROVIDENCE – Beeline Holdings Inc., a financial technology mortgage lender, is projecting $100 million in annual revenue within 24 months, according to its filing...
HANDIWORK: Tool maker Bobby Bianca operates a milling machine on the production floor at Warwick Hanger Co. in Westerly. 
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

MEET THE MAKERS: Westerly factory specializes in crucial, mostly concealed, construction...

(Editor’s note: This is the 41st installment in a monthly series highlighting some of the region’s ­unsung manufacturers that make products essential to the...

R.I.’s hospital crisis could deepen

Federal health insurance cuts are poised to amplify dire financial problems at Roger Williams Medical Center and Our Lady of Fatima Hospital, observers say,...
Tim Hebert founded Warwick-based Dirigo Leadership Consulting LLC, doing business as Dirigo, in 2018. Previously, he was the co-founder and CEO of Atrion Inc., where he spent almost three decades helping organizations grow. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Ignite your greatest resource

Tim Hebert | Dirigo Leadership Consulting LLC CEO and founder In my work with companies across Rhode Island and beyond, one truth has become unmistakably...
QUIET FOR THE MOMENT: Gretchen Anderson, senior clinical director of ambulatory and outpatient behavioral health at Butler Hospital, stands at the desk outside the hospital’s Express Care walk-in clinic, catering to people in need of immediate mental health services. 
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New ‘Express Care’ clinic bridges mental health gap

With outpatient mental health clinicians often having weekslong to monthslong waiting lists, people experiencing acute mental health difficulties often find that their only option...
OUT OF ­CONTROL? ­Ten­sions are rising at the state prison in Cranston. Correctional officers union President Richard Ferruccio says violence, gang and drug activity are rampant. 
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State must heed union call prison is ‘out of control’

The president of the union at Rhode Island’s state prison told PBN violence at the Cranston facility “is now at a level I’ve never...
BALANCED APPROACH: Jillian J. DeShiro, executive vice president and chief financial and operating officer at Centreville Bank, says banks need to be able to operate in a high-rate environment and a low-rate environment “because you don’t get to choose which one you’re in.”  
PBN PHOTO/­MICHAEL SALERNO

Will interest rates drop as anticipated in 2026?

For Rhode Island’s business owners, homeowners and lenders, 2026 is shaping up to be a year defined in part by two questions: When will...
PLANNING AHEAD: Jennifer Mega, right, managing partner at Mega Professionals LLC, says the state of Rhode Island should focus on workforce development and strategic investments to protect against a fluctuating economy and rising unemployment rates. She is pictured with Alex Pettit, managing partner, at their East Providence office.
PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

Employers moving cautiously when it comes to hiring

Employers are adopting a cautious and strategic approach to hiring in 2026, giving careful consideration to economic conditions, which are giving no clear indication...
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