1. PBN announces 2018 Fastest Growing & Innovative Companies. POSTED ONLINE: AUG. 24. Twenty local companies have earned a spot on Providence Business News’ list of Fastest Growing Private Companies, along with 13 enterprises chosen among the state’s most innovative companies in the 2018 edition of PBN’s Fastest Growing & Innovative Companies program.
pbn.com/pbn-announces-2018-fastest-growing-innovative-companies
2. Miriam Hospital ranked No. 1 in Providence metro by U.S. News & World Report. POSTED ONLINE: AUG. 14. The Miriam Hospital in Providence was ranked No. 1 in the Providence metropolitan area in the U.S. News & World Report’s 2018-19 Best Hospital rankings, with Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River ranking second.
pbn.com/miriam-hospital-ranked-no-1-in-providence-metro-by-u-s-new-and-world-report
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3. PawSox sign with Worcester, governor points finger at legislature. POSTED ONLINE: AUG. 17. The Pawtucket Red Sox have signed a letter of intent to move the team to Worcester, the central Massachusetts city announced Aug. 17 at a press conference at Worcester City Hall.
pbn.com/pawsox-sign-with-worcester
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4. Carpionato Group unveils plans for Ortho Rhode Island office and surgical center in Warwick. POSTED ONLINE: AUG. 22.The Carpionato Group has the final approval of the city Planning Board to build a biomedical hub – a 100,000-square-foot, three-story medical office and surgery center on a 6-acre parcel at the Crossings Office Park across from the Crowne Plaza Providence-Warwick property along Crossings Boulevard off Greenwich Avenue.
pbn.com/carpionato-group-unveils-plans-for-ortho-rhode-island-office-and-surgical-center-in-warwick
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5. 6 Providence metro companies make 2018 Inc. 5000 list. POSTED ONLINE: AUG. 15. Six companies in the Providence metropolitan area were named to the 2018 Inc. 5000 list, the magazine’s list of the 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in the United States.
pbn.com/6-providence-metro-companies-make-2018-inc-5000-list
6. Citizens Financial Group: We’re staying put. POSTED ONLINE: AUG. 28.
pbn.com/citizens-financial-group-were-staying-put
7. R.I. company plans to create 500 jobs for solar panel projects. POSTED ONLINE: AUG. 21.
pbn.com/r-i-company-plans-to-hire-500-for-solar-panel-projects
8. One Citizens Plaza building – headquarters for Citizens Bank – to be sold at auction. POSTED ONLINE: AUG. 21.
pbn.com/one-citizens-plaza-building-headquarters-for-citizens-bank-to-be-sold-at-auction
9. URI releases student statistics prior to fall 2018 semester. POSTED ONLINE: AUG. 27.
pbn.com/uri-releases-student-statistics-prior-to-fall-2018-semester
10. Is Agawam Hunt’s innovative partnership with The Nature Conservancy to conserve its land a path forward for golf in the region? PUBLISHED IN PRINT: AUG. 10.
pbn.com/is-agawam-hunts-innovative-partnership-with-the-nature-conservancy-to-conserve-its-land-a-path-forward-for-golf-in-the-region
