Tag: Innovation
Starting over hasn’t curbed manufacturer’s desire to improve, innovate
(Editor’s note: This is the sixth installment in a monthly series highlighting some of the region’s unsung manufacturers that make products essential to the...
Application deadline for 2022 PBN Manufacturing Awards Program extended
PROVIDENCE – The application deadline for PBN’s 2022 Manufacturing Awards Program has been extended to Sept. 28.
Honorees will be recognized during the Manufacturing Awards...
State must reinvest in innovation
Innovations can come from anyone with a good idea, drive and some luck, but it sure is nice to have some help.
Rhode Island last...
R.I. online food platform tries adding a real-life store
When Matthew Tortora was searching for fresh, local ingredients as a chef at the now-defunct Fish restaurant in Jamestown, he became frustrated by the...
RIHub seeing increased demand from startups
PROVIDENCE – When RIHub recently decided to offer monthly office hours for entrepreneurs, the nonprofit was responding to a surge in interest from startups.
“We’re...
Business Innovation Factory pivots to self-initiated programs
PROVIDENCE – Innovation and design thinking are the business of the Business Innovation Factory, but for the past year, the Providence-based company has applied...
R.I. tech ‘super connector’ gaining momentum
Christian Cowan experienced a lot of sleepless nights last year.
Cowan is in charge of 401 Tech Bridge, an economic development initiative launched in 2019...
Embrace disruptive innovation
Maria Ducharme | The Miriam Hospital president
I was drawn to health care as far back as when I was a teen volunteering at a...
Showing thanks
Are there things your company is thankful for this year?
Yes: 100%
No: 0%
What is your business thankful for? (Select any that apply)
The health of our...
Trick-or-treat economy
Has the economic landscape this year been the most challenging your business has had to navigate?
Yes: 57%
No: 43%
In what ways has your business benefited?...
