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TRANSFORMED SPACE: David MacDonald, owner of CoWork Cumberland LLC, meets with office manager Marybeth Young in the cafe space.
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MacDonald transforms Cumberland child care center into coworking space

David MacDonald had always been fascinated by coworking spaces. But he considered it more of a novelty than a practical venture for his property management...
PIVOTAL PLAYER: David Podsnap, owner of Galactic Theatre LLC on Main Street in Warren, a performance venue offering live music and stand-up comedy and a micro-movie theater, says it’s been rewarding to see a livelier downtown district along Main Street and to know that Galactic played a role in this shift.
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Galactic Theatre keeping Warren ‘weird’

It has a bar, but it isn’t a bar. It began as a vintage store and became the Galactic Theatre LLC “by accident and...

Fed has power to push world into recession

The U.S. Federal Reserve holds inordinate sway over the world’s economies – yet it acts, in some ways, like they don’t really matter. Its power...

IT Support RI helps companies remain secure in cyberspace

PBN Fastest Growing Companies 2022 4. $250,000 to $5 MILLION: IT Support RI CEO (or equivalent): Nick Bernfeld and Paul Riendeau, CEOs 2021 revenue: $4.1 million 2019 revenue: $2.8...

Blount Fine Foods helps community stay fed through COVID-19

PBN Fastest Growing Companies 2022 3. $75 MILLION AND ABOVE: Blount Fine Foods Corp. CEO (or equivalent): Todd Blount, CEO and president 2021 revenue: $530.9 million 2019 revenue: $432.4...

More production leads to high profits at SEACORP

PBN Fastest Growing Companies 2022 2. $75 MILLION AND ABOVE: SEACORP LLC CEO (or equivalent): David Cadorette, president 2021 revenue: $94.5 million 2019 revenue: $76.8 million Revenue growth: 23.1% FOR 30...

After COVID-19, Lafrance Hospitality makes up for lost time

PBN Fastest Growing Companies 2022 4. $75 MILLION AND ABOVE: Lafrance Hospitality Corp. CEO (or equivalent): Richard Lafrance 2021 revenue: $75.9 million 2019 revenue: $65.7 million Revenue growth: 15.5% WITH SO...
MOBILE PARTNER: From left, Gilbane Inc. Lead Superintendent Chris Pielech, construction intern Nick Shurling and project engineer Lauren Muldoon pose with an autonomous mobile robot. 
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Gilbane Inc. includes AI on the construction site

PBN Innovative Companies 2022 ARCHITECTURE, CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING: Gilbane Inc. GILBANE INC., based in Providence, has recently benefited from extra “brains” and “eyes” at some of...

Charcuterie Artisans hungry for continued growth

PBN Fastest Growing Companies 2022 5. $75 MILLION AND ABOVE: Charcuterie Artisans CEO (or equivalent): Chris Bowler 2021 revenue: $255.9 million 2019 revenue: $223.9 million Revenue growth: 14.3% FORMED IN 2020...
SOUPED UP: Blount Fine Foods Corp. employees, from left, Amanda Hadad, Nathan Hayden, Marques Irving, William Bigelow, Thomas Gervasi and Robin Leatherwood show off the company’s Clam Shack soup line.
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A unique soup du jour at Blount Fine Foods

PBN Innovative Companies 2022 FOOD, BEVERAGE & AGRICULTURE: Blount Fine Foods Corp. BLOUNT FINE FOODS CORP.’S products are sold on a national scale, but the company...
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