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PAINFUL PINCH POINT: The Washington Bridge debacle has dogged state officials since half of the bridge was shut down in December 2023 because it was in danger of collapse.  PBN FILE PHOTO/WILLIAM HAMILTON

For the state officials, it’s been one drama after another

Government 08/14/2026

Gov. Daniel J. McKee, a former lieutenant governor who became the state’s chief executive when two-term Gov. Gina M. Raimondo was tapped as U.S....

IN GOOD COMPANY: The R.I. Commerce Corp. board meets at Cumberland-based baby product company Baby Delight Inc. in June for a strategic retreat to discuss economic and workforce trends. Gov. Daniel J. McKee, third from the left, leads the meeting.  COURTESY R.I. COMMERCE CORP.

ELECTION26: Gubernatorial race puts performance of R.I. Commerce in spotlight

Cover Story 07/31/2026

On the top floor of the Wexford Science & Technology building overlooking Providence’s I-195 District, Gov. Daniel J. McKee stood before business executives and...

Brown University launches Workforce Lab to track job training programs

Economy 06/25/2026

PROVIDENCE – Brown University’s Watson School of International and Public Affairs launched a new Workforce Development Policy Lab on Thursday to identify which job...

Lombardi named president of Green Oceans

Economic Activity 05/26/2026

LITTLE COMPTON – Michael Lombardi, an underwater diving scientist, technologist and contractor, has been named president of Green Oceans, the nonprofit organization announced Monday. Lombardi, a...

MEETING OF MINDS: Bob Chatman, left, Slater Technology Fund director, discusses the fund’s portfolio with Thorne Sparkman, Slater’s managing director, at the CIC Providence LLC building, the location of several companies that Slater has invested in.  PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

A HIGH-STAKES VENTURE: Slater startup fund has placed bets on 140...

Cover Story 05/22/2026

Rhode Island’s old industrial base had already been decimated by the mid-1990s when state leaders scrambled to find ways to reinvent and revive the...

OPTIMISTIC: Daniela Fairchild, second from right, chief strategy officer at the R.I. Commerce Corp., talks about the potential of the Ocean Tech Hub partnership between Rhode Island and Massachusetts during one of the panel discussions at Providence Business News’ 2026 Emerging Industries Summit on March 11. Joining her on the panel are, from left, Ted Williams, president of Senesco Marine LLC; Ben Sorkin, CEO of Flux Marine Ltd.; Jason Noel, operations executive at Juice Robotics LLC; and Linda Larsen, maritime and industry engagement manager at Polaris Tech Bridge. PBN Editor Michael Mello, standing, moderates. PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

Panelists: Skills gaps, limited worker pool posing challenges in R.I.’s blue...

Manufacturing 03/27/2026

When the average person hears the phrase, “the Bay Area,” their thoughts typically turn to San Francisco Bay. Ben Sorkin, CEO of Flux Marine Ltd.,...

A HEARTBEAT AWAY: Elizabeth Kelleher Dwyer, director of R.I. Department of Business Regulation, has been appointed president-elect of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners and will take over the top role in 2027. At right is Megan Mihara, DBR principal program manager. PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

Dwyer poised to give R.I. big voice on national level

Financial Services 03/27/2026

For the first time in more than a century, a Rhode Island insurance regulator has stepped into a top national role. Elizabeth Kelleher Dwyer, director...

Raimondo nominated to Costco’s board of directors

Capital Goods 12/10/2025

PROVIDENCE – Gina M. Raimondo, the former Rhode Island governor who left during her term to serve as U.S. secretary of commerce in March...

TESTING: Brewer Matt Von Holten, foreground, and cellarman Eric Gonzalez, who oversees the day-to-day post-brewing processes, test the wort – the liquid extracted from the mashing process when brewing beer – at The Guild Brewery in Pawtucket. PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

SOBER REFLECTION: With the craft beer boom over, breweries look...

Cover Story 11/07/2025

Matthew Gray has cleared many hurdles to keep Ragged Island Brewing Co. running. And the obstacles are still coming. Gray opened Ragged Island Brewing with...