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REACTIONS TO THIS PAST weekend's PVDFest remain mixed, with some community members feel the lack of activity downtown impacted both the event and businesses. / COURTESY PVDFEST

After weekend festival, emotions on PVDFest remain mixed

Art & Culture 09/12/2023

PROVIDENCE – PVDFest this past weekend, according to some business leaders, was a tale of two cities. After several changes were made, including moving PVDFest...

OPEN FOR BUSINESS: In leading the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program at the Community College of Rhode Island, Karina Holyoak Wood has helped more than 400 small-business owners take their operations to the next level.  PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Karina Holyoak Wood, Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses at the Community...

Business Services 08/25/2023

PBN Leaders & Achievers 2023 Karina Holyoak Wood Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Executive director HELPING ENTREPRENEURS UNLOCK the next level of success for their business is...

GETTING CONNECTED: Job Club Rhode Island Director Stephen Colella says the organization has worked with more than 1,800 clients and helped place them with more than 100 employers.  PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Stephen Colella, Job Club Rhode Island director

Business Services 08/24/2023

PBN Leaders & Achievers 2023 Stephen Colella Job Club Rhode Island Director IF YOU HAVE NOT been on a job interview lately, Stephen Colella wants you to...

STRESS RELIEVER: After owning his own startup businesses and dealing with the everyday stresses associated with ownership, Leland Merrill, Centreville Bank’s executive vice president and chief lending officer, went into banking to help businesses plan for their future.  PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

Leland Merrill, Centreville Bank executive vice president and chief lending officer

Business Services 08/24/2023

PBN Leaders & Achievers 2023 Leland Merrill Centreville Bank Executive vice president and chief lending officer AN ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT has always been engrained within Leland Merrill. At...

A PRO’S PRO: Mary O’Sullivan, owner of Encore Executive and Professional Coaching, regularly helps business professionals make positive changes in their careers and personal lives.  PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Mary O’Sullivan, Encore Executive and Professional Coaching owner

Economic Activity 08/24/2023

PBN Leaders & Achievers 2023 Mary O’Sullivan Encore Executive and Professional Coaching Owner WHEN MARY O’SULLIVAN advises women on how to make career changes or adjust their...

Five Questions With: Lindsey Ramirez

5Q 08/18/2023

1. You were promoted to director in June. What is your vision for the Center for Women & Enterprise Rhode Island? My vision for CWE...

BOARD ROOM: Elizabeth Manchester, a partner for Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP, serves on multiple community boards, including with the Rhode Island Foundation and the White Family Foundation.  PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

Supporting the local community drives Partridge Snow & Hahn’s Manchester

Business Services 05/26/2023

PBN 2023 Business Women Awards LEGAL SERVICES WOMAN TO WATCH: Elizabeth Manchester | Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP partner THE SPIRIT OF PHILANTHROPY is ingrained...

DYNAMIC LEADER: Tracey Beck, left, co-owner and chief operating officer of The Beck Cos. in North Smithfield, speaks with cabinet assembler Ruth Gomez.  PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Unexpected turns in Beck’s career lead to being all in the...

Business Women 05/26/2023

PBN 2023 Business Women Awards ACHIEVEMENT HONOREE: Tracey Beck | The Beck Cos. co-owner and chief operating officer TRACEY BECK’S UNIQUE ENTREPRENEURIAL CAREER has become...

REWARDING JOB: Kristen Gossler, president of American Trophy and Supply Inc., has expanded the business with her husband, Peter Cameron, since buying it from her parents in 1990.  PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

American Trophy’s Gossler succeeding by giving accolades to others

Business Women 05/26/2023

PBN 2023 Business Women Awards ACHIEVEMENT HONOREE: Kristen Gossler | American Trophy and Supply Inc. president FOR SOME, THE PATH that life takes can emerge...