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RELAXED ATMOSPHERE: Paul Byrne, the general manager of Centreville Bank Stadium in Pawtucket, inside the sensory room at the stadium, available for attendees who feel overwhelmed by the noises and large crowds. The stadium is one of only three sports venues in New England with such a feature.  PBN PHOTO/JAMES BESSETTE

Stadium has special place for sensory-sensitive fans

Financial Services 06/20/2025

Amid the cheering, chants, drumming and pyrotechnics during a Rhode Island FC soccer match, a small room located on Centreville Bank Stadium’s south end...

RIFC Corner Kicks: Stadium provides special place for sensory-sensitive fans

Business Services 06/12/2025

(Editor’s note: This is the fifth installment in a weekly series spotlighting Rhode Island FC and Centreville Bank Stadium from a business perspective throughout...

Navigant Credit Union gifts Bryant University $5M for fieldhouse, learning opportunities

Education 06/10/2025

SMITHFIELD – A seven-figure gift from Rhode Island’s largest credit union will both help establish Bryant University’s new fieldhouse this fall and create student...

A BIT EMPTY: Charles Cullinan, Bryant University Accounting Department chair and professor, teaches a class at Bryant in Smithfield. He acknowledges that there are fewer students aspiring to become accountants these days.  PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

States act to reverse CPA shortage. Will R.I.?

Education 06/06/2025

Accounting firms have long felt the crunch, and it’s getting worse. A growing shortage of certified public accountants is pushing the profession to its limits,...

A CLOSE LOOK: Carolina Carrillo, a Warren Alpert Medical School student, conducts a health examination of a Calcutt Middle School student at the SMART Plus clinic at Calcutt in Central Falls. Medical students also serve as mentors for middle schoolers interested in the field of health care.  COURTESY WARREN ALPERT MEDICAL SCHOOL

At this school clinic, students get checkups, then career mentoring

Education 05/23/2025

As Rhode Island continues to face a shortage of health care workers, a first-of-its-kind program using students from Brown University’s medical school is attempting...

Will Pawtucket’s new soccer stadium make up for the loss of...

Economy 05/09/2025

An announced sell-out crowd of 10,700 filled Pawtucket’s Centreville Bank Stadium for Rhode Island FC’s home opener. The May 3 scoreless draw did not dampen...

INSTANT GROWTH: Since joining Children’s Friend & Service in 2022, Pamela Verklan helped the organization achieve a 78% increase in major gift contributions, a 77% jump in donor retention and an 87% rise in volunteer participation.  PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

Children’s Friend’s Verklan charts a positive future for children and families

Industries 04/25/2025

2025 C-Suite Awards NONPROFITS/SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES: Pamela Verklan Children’s Friend & Service | Chief of philanthropy PAMELA VERKLAN’S PHILOSOPHY toward fundraising for Children’s Friend & Service is...

RIPEC: R.I.’s economy showed weakness despite adding 800 jobs in Q1

Economic Activity 04/24/2025

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s economy showed weakness in the first quarter of 2025 despite adding 800 jobs, the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council and...

Centreville Bank awarded naming rights to RIFC stadium

Business Services 04/08/2025

PAWTUCKET – Four years ago, when some doubt existed if professional soccer could thrive in Rhode Island, Centreville Bank Chairman, CEO and President Harold...