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Deadline to apply for R.I. Business Competition approaches

Entrepreneurship 03/18/2019

PROVIDENCE – The deadline to apply for the 2019 Rhode Island Business Competition is 5 p.m. on April 1, the competition organization announced Monday. This...

ONE-STOP SHOP: Bill and Diana Bothelo opened The Cheese Wheel in Tiverton in November. The shop sells packaged meats and cheeses, shown below.   / PBN PHOTO/KATE WHITNEY LUCEY

Cheese and meats from near and far

Entrepreneurship 02/22/2019

Husband and wife team Bill and Diana Bothelo in November launched The Cheese Wheel Inc. at 3838 Main Road in Tiverton. New to entrepreneurship and...

TECH INCUBATOR: Innovate Newport Director of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Tuni Schartner gives a tour of the former Sheffield School on Broadway in Newport, which will serve as the location of Innovate Newport. The business incubator will house small companies, startups and entrepreneurs in the fields of marine and environmental technology, cybersecurity and renewable energy.  / PBN PHOTO/KATE WHITNEY LUCEY

Can a new business incubator keep a bigger slice of Navy...

Cover Story 01/18/2019

For years, community leaders in Newport have watched as the nearby Naval Undersea Warfare Center has farmed out billions of dollars in contracts to...

Since reforming the family-run Parker Construction in 1999, President Glenn A. Parker has emphasized standing out in the residential field, including going so far as to build temporary enclosures around job sites in order to work year-round. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Say yes and build your capabilities and renew your enthusiasm

One Last Thing 06/01/2018

Glenn A. Parker | Parker Construction Co. president Over the last two decades I have had the opportunity to be involved in some monumental and...

LOCAL LEADER: Richard G. Horan founded Biograph Venture Development to give aspiring business owners greater access to early-stage capital and encourage more private-sector investment in the local startup scene. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Biograph Venture early-stage funding boost for startups

Business Services 05/04/2018

Richard G. Horan, a leader in the local entrepreneurship community, has founded Biograph Venture Development LLC to give aspiring business owners greater access to...

LT. GOV. Daniel McKee, left, in 2017 looks at the website of Chapincito Media, a multimedia production company, with owner Edwin Arroyo Mendez. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

McKee starts business pitch competition for Rhode Island students

Education 04/09/2018

PROVIDENCE – Lt. Gov. Dan McKee is launching a new business-pitch competition for high school students to compete for $9,000 in scholarship prizes. The competition,...

NEW PRODUCT: James Wagner is one of the founders of BI Medical, a medical-technology startup that has developed a liquid chemistry to deodorize and decontaminate prosthetics. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Deep cleaning for prosthetics

Entrepreneurship 06/16/2017

BI Medical LLC, a company focused on improving the lives of amputees, has taken the Rhode Island entrepreneurship community by storm. The medical-technology startup in...