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Lists: Rhode Island Coworking Spaces

Total square footage: 423,320 SUBSCRIBERS: Click here to view the complete list. For information about participating in PBN’s Top Lists, or to make additions or corrections, call...
ENTERTAINMENT HUB: Santa Claus waits for children at the Warwick Mall, which boasts a 95% occupancy rate and is striving to integrate more entertainment-focused tenants, according to Domenic Schiavone, mall general ­manager.  
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MICHAEL SALERNO

MALL MANEUVERS: Developers attempt different strategies to rekindle or recycle retail...

No matter what anyone says, Matthew DuPlessie sees a future in indoor shopping malls. At least for his company. To DuPlessie, malls offer large, open...
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Focus on what you can control

When starting a business, many aspects of your success and growth will be out of your control. It is important to recognize and work...

250 years later, Boston Tea Party offers business lessons

This December marks the 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party, one of the most famous events leading up to the Revolutionary War. On...

U.S. joining Pacific trade pact could aid R.I.

As globalization rises all over the world, there has been much debate over embracing free trade or leaning into protectionist measures. Recent developments with...

School is starting too early

Nearly three-quarters of high school students do not get enough sleep on school nights, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The National...

You have the power

The creator of the world wanted to hide from humans the knowledge that they make their own reality, keeping it secret until they were...

Gagne named board chair of Valley Affordable Housing

PAUL GAGNE, manager of Bank Rhode Island’s Woonsocket branch, was recently appointed chairman of the board of directors for Valley Affordable Housing Corp. The...
DIVERSE DISCUSSION: Christin Zollicoffe, far right, vice president of chief belonging and equity officer at Lifespan Corp., speaks during Providence Business News’ 2023 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Summit and Awards program on Dec. 7. Also on the panel are, from right, Amy Walsh, executive director of commercial banking and diverse business regional executive for JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Jenny Bautista Ravreby, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island diversity, equity and inclusion manager; Kevin Matta, board president for Diversity & Inclusion Professionals Inc. and senior director of people and culture for United Way of Rhode Island Inc.; Talia Brookshire, Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island’s chief diversity officer; and Shameen Awan, vice president of talent management and DE&I assistant vice president at Amica Mutual Insurance Co. 
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Summit panel: Burnout a danger in workplace DEI efforts

Professionals working in the area of improving diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace have made lots of progress over the years, but it...
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