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Craig Pickell has been the principal and CEO of Bullard Abrasives for more than 20 years. Bullard Abrasives was founded in 1927 in Westborough, Mass., and relocated to Lincoln, R.I., in 2006. Marvel Abrasives Products of Chicago was acquired in 2014 and relocated to Lincoln in 2017.  / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

To motivate, inspire

Craig A. Pickell | Bullard Abrasives, Inc. and Marvel Abrasive Products LLC CEO and president; Rhode Island Manufacturers Association chairman MOTIVATION! One of my most compelling...

Paylocity CEO Steve Beauchamp to share ways to create a thriving...

Paylocity CEO Steve Beauchamp will discuss how to excel in customer service, sales and product development in the March 9 episode of the 21st...

Providence software company Blackburn Labs acquires Trilix

PROVIDENCE – Blackburn Labs, a company offering custom software and data literacy solutions, has acquired Trilix, a software development firm based in Cranston. Additionally, Blackburn...

Retired QB-turned-entrepreneur Drew Brees shares how to use adversity to build...

Retired NFL quarterback Drew Brees says he always has been a positive person, so much so that his New Orleans Saints teammates used to...
Neil D. Steinberg

The past, the present, the future 

(Editor’s note: This essay is part of PBN’s 35th anniversary publication, which can be viewed here.) Congratulations to PBN on 35 years as the state’s...

Spark Leadership Announces Name Change to Link

Spark Leadership, a professional development & leadership training firm, announced today that it has changed its name to Link. The new name and mission...

Leadership RI Receives Largest Grant in the Organization’s 40-Year History to...

Bolstered by a substantial five-year grant from the new Papitto Opportunity Connection, Leadership Rhode Island (LRI) will expand access and opportunities for Black, Indigenous,...

Target hospitality inequities

Hotels and restaurants have been too busy trying to find enough workers this summer to sort through the long-term pandemic fallout. But as this week’s...

New leaders

Are you happy with the changes in leadership among R.I. elected officials this year, including Daniel J. McKee as governor? Yes: 75% No: 25% Unsure: 0% Are you...
RADIO SILENCE: Gov. Gina M. Raimondo speaks in Delaware on Jan. 8 to accept her nomination as United States secretary of commerce. She’s spoken publicly in Rhode Island once since Dec. 22 and has not taken questions from the media since then. / SCREENSHOT OF BIDEN CABINET NOMINATONS ANNOUNCEMENT

Gov. Raimondo falling short of her own leadership standards

Since the earliest days of the pandemic, Gov. Gina M. Raimondo has shown consistent leadership in tackling the twin public health and economic crises...
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