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State medical school worth considering

Hospital staffing shortages have stabilized since the height of the pandemic but aren’t going away anytime soon, according to panelists at PBN’s April 4...
IN DISPUTE: Joseph R. Paolino Jr., in front of Paolino headquarters in Providence. He is challenging the city’s $51.5 million valuation of the 50 Kennedy Plaza property.
PBN FILE PHOTO/­MICHAEL SALERNO

City must recognize drop in downtown property values

Tax disputes involving prominent commercial buildings are not unusual in Providence or other major cities. But city solicitors across the country are bracing for...
Carol C. Malysz was named executive director of RI Bio, a Providence-based life sciences trade organization, in 2017. She is retiring in June. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Results speak loudest

Carol C. Malysz | RI Bio executive director Through strategic initiatives and a commitment to listening to our members, we’ve successfully elevated RI Bio from...
CIRCUITOUS ROUTE: Rosalind “Roz” Rustigian tried her hand at several different occupations before taking over her father’s V. George Rustigian Rugs Inc. business in Providence after he died in 1980.
PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Roz keeps the rugs rolling at Rustigian

When Rosalind Rustigian was a teenager, her dad, Rusty, offered her some fatherly advice. “He wrote me a note. It said I should keep my...

Just how busy will Quonset port get in wake of Baltimore...

Officials at Quonset Development Corp. were ready to step up for the long term when the Port of Baltimore closed because of a bridge...
Matt DuPlessie / COURTESY LEVEL99/KATE WEISER

Five Questions With: Matt DuPlessie

Matt DuPlessie | CEO, Level99 in Providence Place mall 1. This is the second Level99 located in a shopping mall. Did you see opportunity...
SOARING SALES: Co-owner Mark DeFestano says sales exploded at Bristol Bikes LLC, which specializes in electric bicycles, following the COVID-19 pandemic shutdowns and he anticipates continued demand now that it will take years to repair the Washington Bridge in Providence, which was partially closed in December due to an infrastructure failure. DeFestano is pictured with his wife and co-owner, Robin Paradis.
PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Pedaling DeFestano’s Bristol Bikes wares

The pandemic restrictions and a growing appreciation among consumers for electric bicycles has resulted in boosted sales at Bristol Bikes LLC, an independent distributor...
FIRST CUSTOMER? William Prentice, CEO of Providence-based Signati Medical Inc., displays the company’s noninvasive vasectomy device. He says he’s considering being its first official user and have the procedure filmed for TV, if the technology gets regulatory approval. 
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

R.I. firm looks to upend vasectomy procedures

For the last two decades, little has changed in the way vasectomies are performed, a procedure that more than 500,000 men undergo annually. Providence-based Signati...

To Savor: The splendid sangiovese

Working in the wine business has given me the ability to travel abroad to Italy. Long, winding roads flanked by a sea of vineyards...
Marc A. Streisand

Dress for success: The keys to buying quality cashmere

Cashmere holds a coveted position in the world of textiles. But the quality of the luxurious fabric famed for its softness and warmth can...
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