Christopher Abhulime - Providence Business News

Home Tags Christopher Abhulime

COMMUNITY GROWTH: Tomás Ávila, associate director for the R.I. Division of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, says that as of April 2022, minority-owned small-business enterprises have been awarded 15.3% of the dollar value of Rhode Island’s procurements or construction projects after not meeting the 10% mandate for years. PBN PHOTO/DAVID HANSEN

New leadership, reorganization of state division has led to increased MBE...

Government 12/09/2022

PBN 2022 Diversity Equity & Inclusion Awards Government: R.I. Division of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Upon being hired in August 2021 as the associate director...

Gov. McKee: ‘This is day one’

Government 03/03/2021

PROVIDENCE – During a Zoom meeting Wednesday morning, Gov. Daniel J. McKee appeared upbeat and eager to begin serving as Rhode Island's 76th governor....

- Featured Event -

Latest News

Retail sales unexpectedly fall in July as government tax refunds fade

08/14/2026

Are you satisfied with Providence’s system of bike lanes?

08/14/2026

NEXT GEN: Chaffee Industrial Roofing President Peter Chaffee, foreground, officially marks the fourth generation of family ownership in 2019, signing paperwork transferring ownership in the presence of an unidentified lawyer.  COURTESY CHAFFEE INDUSTRIAL ROOFING

A testament to craftsmanship

08/14/2026

David Morales / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Morales: Residents facing hardships need ‘bold action’ from City Hall

08/14/2026

Brett P. Smiley / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Smiley’s second-term vision: Building Providence’s next economy

08/14/2026

SUBSCRIBE TO

PBN's All Access Subscription

PBN subscribers get ahead with unlimited access to PBN news, information, and insights from our editorial team, research and data, webinars and much more.