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GOING SOLO: Phil Mazza says he started the Providence School of Music because he wasn’t satisfied with how he and other teachers were treated as employees of different music schools around the city, where he’s taught off and on since 2002. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Music school strikes a chord with students

When the COVID-19 pandemic came to Rhode Island, Phil Mazza feared it could be the end of the music business he established in 2017...
BRANCHING OUT: Picerne Real Estate Group began by building single-family homes in Rhode Island before expanding both its services and its coverage area. Pictured, from left, are Fred DiFusco, Northeast region district manager; Ron Serpa, district manager; and Carol Macari, human resources manager, at the group’s Warwick office. / PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Picerne takes family-oriented approach to building, managing properties

Picerne Real Estate Group built the foundation for its business model by building single-family homes in Rhode Island before success led to the development...
DRIVEN TO SUCCEED: Kenneth Zorabedian, a former valet driver, is the owner of DASAP, a Providence business that partners with local restaurants to deliver orders to customers, while also providing valet parking services at multiple venues throughout the city. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Delivering food, parking cars with efficiency

Kenneth Zorabedian has always been a go-getter. As a child, he caught snakes and collected stray golf balls to sell to other kids in...
WATER FEATURE: Something Fishy Inc. CEO Kurt Harrington has more emphasis in getting aquariums into health care settings because of the potential health benefits. / PBN FILE PHOTO/BRIAN MACDONALD

Something Fishy Aquarium Service

(published Jan. 22, 2001) YEAR ESTABLISHED: 1993 TYPE OF BUSINESS: Aquarium design, installation and maintenance THEN: OWNER/CEO: Kurt Harrington LOCATION: Charlestown EMPLOYEES: 5 ANNUAL SALES: WND NOW: OWNER/CEO: Kurt Harrington LOCATION: Warwick EMPLOYEES:...
FASHION ON DISPLAY: Leather bags and suitcases surround former Lotuff Leather executives Lindy McDonough, left, and Ellen McNulty-Brown in this photo taken in 2016. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Lotuff Leather

(published Dec. 16, 2016) YEAR ESTABLISHED: 2011 TYPE OF BUSINESS: Leather goods THEN: OWNERS: Joe and Rick Lotuff LOCATION: 1 Sims Ave., Providence EMPLOYEES: 18 ANNUAL SALES: WND NOW: OWNERS: Joe...
SERIOUS WORK: For Michael Mancini, owner of American Muscle Car Restorations in North Kingstown, pictured here in 2018, restoring cars began as a family hobby that has turned into a full-time career.
/ PBN FILE PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

American Muscle Car Restorations Inc.

(published July 20, 2018) YEAR ESTABLISHED: 2010 TYPE OF BUSINESS: Vintage car restoration THEN: OWNER: Michael Mancini LOCATION: 65 Foliage Drive, North Kingstown EMPLOYEES: 17 ANNUAL SALES: $2 million NOW: OWNER:...
MODEL EMPLOYEE: Kelly Knee, who started
at Applied Science Associates as an intern in
2004, is now executive director of RPS Group’s
Ocean Science Division, the organization that
was once Applied Science Associates. / PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Applied Science Associates

(published Aug. 1, 1988) YEAR ESTABLISHED: 1979 TYPE OF BUSINESS: Computer modeler of marine and freshwater environments THEN: OWNER: Malcolm L. Spaulding, founder LOCATION: Narragansett EMPLOYEES: 16 ANNUAL SALES: WND NOW:...
KEEPS ON TRUCKING: Palmer Spring Co. was busy in 1930, when this photo was taken, and it remains busy as the next generation of the Palmer family prepares to take over. / COURTESY PALMER FAMILY

Palmer Spring Co.

(published Nov. 20, 1995) YEAR ESTABLISHED: 1849 (in Boston) TYPE OF BUSINESS: Brake, front-end suspension parts and service for all vehicles THEN: OWNERS: Douglas, Reggie and Chris...
DIGGING UP THE PAST: Deborah Cox, president of Public Archaeology Laboratory, in 2007 with some artifacts recovered from a worksite. / PBN FILE PHOTO

Public Archeology Laboratory

(published Dec. 1, 2007) YEAR ESTABLISHED: 1982 TYPE OF BUSINESS: A private nonprofit organization specializing in terrestrial and marine archaeology, historical research, and documentation and preservation...
GROWTH MODE: Founded in 1999, Performance Physical Therapy now has 15 sites in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Pictured in 2014 are Clinical Director Andrea Mitchell, left, and owner Michelle Collie. / PBN FILE PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Performance Physical Therapy

(published Feb. 1, 2014) YEAR ESTABLISHED: 1999 TYPE OF BUSINESS: Outpatient physical therapy THEN: OWNER: Michelle E. Collie LOCATION: Flagship clinic at 129 School St. in Pawtucket,...
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