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BEAT THE STREETS: Maricruz Flores, 12, left foreground, and Skylah Chakouian, 16, right foreground, spar as part of the Beat the Streets wrestling program at Moses Brown High School. In the background is Director Jacque Davis. At right are Alezia Greman, left, 10, and Ivy Latino, 7.
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Preparing for success through wrestling

All of life’s lessons can’t be taught on a wrestling mat. But it’s a good place to start, according to leaders of Beat the...
CONTEMPORARY VIEW: Bobbie Lemmons, right, founder and creative director of Atelier Newport, in the gallery with ­Michele Maker Palmieri. Lemmons focuses on emerging and midcareer artists.
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Newport gallery grows with city

(Updates throughout to add Palmieri as owner and clarify Lemmons' role as a business partner.) For the past three years, Atelier Newport founder Bobbie Lemmons...
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT: Mari Anne Snow is the president and founder of Sophaya. The company provides leadership training for executives and companies that have remote employees.  
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Sophaya training remote workers

Any number of companies can help a small or large business with technology needs. But a business that helps them manage the employees working...
POWERFUL BATTERIES: EaglePicher Technologies in East Greenwich develops batteries for spacecraft and military jets. From left, Robert Gitzendanner, applications engineering director; George Cintra, vice president of research and development; Alex Buonanno, program manager; and Frank Puglia, director of research and development. 
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EaglePicher powering space exploration

In November, NASA’s Insight lander touched down on Mars. Then, in December, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft reached its destination, the asteroid Bennu. Both space vehicles have...
PASSIONATE BREWER: Morgan Snyder Jr., center, is co-owner of Buttonwoods Craft Brewing. Snyder has worked in the brewing industry, including home brewing, since graduating college in 2011. Adam Henderson of East Providence tastes the “30 Is The New 40” double IPA. At left is bartender Jennie Paquin. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Neighborhood born, brewed

In one year, Buttonwoods Craft Brewing LLC has grown from a Kickstarter campaign to an employer of seven. Co-owner Morgan Snyder Jr. opened the Cranston-based...
SURVEILLANCE TECH: Joe Janson, founder, owner and CEO of NVTS Night Vision Technology Solutions in Jamestown, in his design and integration testing lab with components to be integrated into a large camera system.
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NVTS has vision for problem-solving

Specialized cameras that integrate seamlessly with technology and provide secure services for the military and commercial customers are the business of NVTS Night Vision...
PSYCHIC READING: Roxanne Jasparro, left, owner of Bewitched of Scituate, a psychic reading and merchandise shop, does a reading for Trisha Wagner of Scituate.
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Bewitched in Scituate

Just for the record, there is such a thing as witchcraft in Rhode Island, says Roxanne Jasparro. Not to worry, though. She says she’s a...
CREATIVE MIND: Alison Van Hemelrijck, owner of Rijck Leather, in her studio at Shady Lea Mill in North Kingstown. Van Hemelrijck previously worked in fashion design in California before switching gears to become a leather-goods manufacturer. / PBN PHOTO/KATE WHITNEY LUCEY

Rijck Leather easy to identify with

A 2007 University of Rhode Island graduate, Alison Van Hemelrijck escaped the cold of New England for a career in fashion in Los Angeles....
ADAPT TO SURVIVE: Ilana Ball, owner and president of Total Asset Solutions in Woonsocket, adapted her business selling homes and condos into property management and maintenance after her potential sales turned to rentals when the Great Recession hit in 2008.
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No job too small for Total Asset’s Ball

Ilanna Ball jumped into real estate shortly after she graduated from Rhode Island College. She purchased her first investment property by age 21. She added...
ENERGIZED: Tim Blanchard, right, CEO of Energy Source, a Providence-based company that does energy-efficiency projects for businesses in Rhode Island, Massachusetts and beyond, speaks with Dalton Ling, energy-efficiency ­consultant.
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Energy Source shining light on savings

How do you persuade a business owner to spend thousands of dollars on energy-efficiency upgrades? Show them the money – that is, tell them...
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