Culture - Providence Business News

Dawn Apajee founded  Providence-based staffing firm  City Personnel Inc. in 2006. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Build a business that lasts

Business Services 06/19/2026

Dawn Apajee | City Personnel Inc. founder and president Over the past 20 years, City Personnel has partnered with organizations across Rhode Island and southern...

PROBLEM-SOLVER: Tom Lepovsky, vice president of manufacturing at plastics producer Teknor Apex Co. in Pawtucket, created a continuous improvement group that allows workers on the processing lines to make real-time decisions about quality and productivity using internal data. PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

People and plastics are the core of Lepovsky’s strategy at Teknor...

Industries 11/21/2025

PBN 2025 Manufacturing Awards STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP: Tom Lepovsky, vice president of manufacturing, Teknor Apex Co. McDonald’s has been dubbed America’s best first job; Tom Lepovsky would...

Embracing Diversity Expands Perspectives

Branded Content 12/08/2023

Embracing diversity expands perspectives by incorporating a variety of ideas and viewpoints. This fosters the development of more robust solutions, yields superior outcomes and...

Building a good office culture

Advice 09/29/2023

One of the hottest words for leaders today is culture. Culture affects perception. It influences behavior and it shapes our personalities. Creating culture is...

RHODE ISLAND ranked No. 24 among the best states in which to retire, according to a new report by Bankrate. / PBN FILE PHOTO / ARTISTIC IMAGES

Bankrate: R.I. is 24th best state for retirement

Economic Activity 08/02/2023

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island ranks No. 24 in a new report on the best states in which to retire. The report by the consumer finance...

Brett Luy in November was named president of the newly formed Rhode Island FC. He previously served as the United Soccer League’s executive vice president. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Build an authentic culture

Hospitality & Tourism 04/28/2023

Brett Luy | Rhode Island FC president As we build the RIFC organization, we are facing many of the same challenges that more-traditional startups face....

Diversity widens viewpoints and takes different ideas and perspectives into account. This can translate into creating richer solutions, obtaining better results and maximizing productivity, innovation...

Brittany Riley opened The Haven Collection Inc. in 2019. The Middletown-based company has two family care  centers in the town and one in New Jersey. / PBN PHOTO/KATE WHITNEY LUCEY

Culture sustains success

Entrepreneurship 10/14/2022

Brittany Riley | The Haven Collection Inc. founder and CEO If there is one thing we can take away from the past three years of growing...

Five Questions With: Lynne McCormack

5Q 08/19/2022

1. How do you envision expanding Rhode Island’s commitment to the arts? My work has always been centered on making the arts accessible to all...

A LIFELINE: James Donahue in 2019 led a partnership between Old Sturbridge Village in Sturbridge, Mass., to acquire Bristol-based nonprofit Coggeshall Farm Museum to help revitalize the struggling Rhode Island-based organization. / PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

James Donahue, Old Sturbridge Village/Coggeshall Farm Museum CEO and president

Business Services 08/19/2022

Leaders & Achievers 2022 JAMES DONAHUE CEO and president, Old Sturbridge Village/Coggeshall Farm Museum JAMES DONAHUE BELIEVES that in order to be a truly effective...

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