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PARISEAULT BUILDERS INC. employees dressed in construction attire pose for a photo Wednesday during Providence Business News' Best Places to Work Awards ceremony at the Crowne Plaza Providence-Warwick. / PBN PHOTO/JAMES BESSETTE

Companies honored at PBN’s Best Places to Work Awards

Business Services 06/08/2023

WARWICK – A nonprofit, a construction company, an insurance provider and a longtime banking institution were recognized among 67 honorees in Providence Business News’...

PBN announces 2023 Best Places to Work honorees

Uncategorized 04/28/2023

PROVIDENCE – Sixty-seven honorees have been named by Providence Business News for its 2023 Best Places to Work Awards program. Each of the companies and...

Northern R.I. special education collaborative dissolving after 36 years

Education 04/27/2023

PROVIDENCE – The Northern Rhode Island Collaborative board of superintendents on April 25 voted to formulate a dissolution plan, essentially ending the 13-school district...

Uncertainty and opportunity expressed at Economic Outlook Breakfast

Economy 04/26/2023

WARWICK – Rhode Island business, educational and political leaders on Wednesday expressed caution on the region’s short-term economic prospects that was balanced by optimism...

Electric Boat continues to grow after ‘once in a generation expansion’

Economic Activity 03/06/2023

WARWICK – Over the past year, General Dynamics Electric Boat has hired at its fastest rate on record, with 3,900 shipbuilders added to its...

Student chefs cooking up bright future

Dining Out 03/03/2023

The future of the food industry is looking bright, as there are a solid number of young people who are up and coming and...

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: A panel discussion at Providence Business News’ Diversity Equity & Inclusion Summit and Awards event on Dec. 1 is led by Kevin Matta, center, human resources chief and diversity officer with the Amos House in Providence and board vice president of Diversity & Inclusion Professionals Inc. With him, from left, are Angela B. Ankoma, vice president of the Rhode Island Foundation’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Initiative; Shameen Awan, vice president of talent management and DE&I assistant vice president at Amica Mutual Insurance Co.; Doris De Los Santos, manager of the supplier diversity program at Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island; Ken Gladney, executive director and manager of diversity, assets and wealth management at JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Shaweta Pandey, executive director of strategic diversity management at CVS Health Corp.; and Monika Soban, director of manufacturing and diversity, inclusion and belonging site lead at Amgen Rhode Island.  PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

Diversity actions can pay big dividends, say summit panelists

PBN Summit 12/09/2022

Words are cheap. Companies must treat diversity, equity and inclusion policies as they do long-term capital investments. That was the message from a panel discussion...

CYBER SPECIALISTS: Roger Williams University professor of cybersecurity Doug White, middle, speaks during a Q&A session at the end of Providence Business News’ 2022 Cybersecurity Summit at the Crowne Plaza Providence-Warwick on Oct. 6. At left is Linn F. Freedman, a certified information privacy professional and U.S. chair of data privacy and the cybersecurity team at Robinson & Cole LLP. At right is Shakour A. Abuzneid, a professor of cybersecurity and networking and incoming program director at RWU.  PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

Panel: In fending off cyberattacks, prevention isn’t nearly enough

PBN Summit 10/14/2022

While common security measures can help companies and their employees avoid becoming victims of cybercrime, they aren’t foolproof, said Shakour A. Abuzneid, a professor...

PUT TO THE TEST: Dr. Jonathan Martin, center, co-founder of PureVita Labs LLC, talks during a panel discussion at Providence Business News’ 2022 Business of Cannabis Summit on Sept. 15. PureVita offers regulatory testing for marijuana cultivators. Also on the panel are, from left, Seth Bock, founder and CEO of Greenleaf Compassionate Care Center Inc.; and Michael Budziszek, a professor of biological sciences at Johnson & Wales University. PBN PHOTOS/MIKE SKORSKI

Brace for abrupt shifts in legalized cannabis market

Industries 09/30/2022

In the cannabis market, nothing is simple, says Seth Bock, founder and CEO of Greenleaf Compassionate Care Center Inc. in Portsmouth. The legalization of...