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Five Questions With: Bob Cormier

Health Services 09/06/2026

In late August, the state-funded R.I. Life Science Hub opened applications for its Founders Compass Program, a new initiative offering one year of free...

Stefan Pryor

Business Services 08/28/2026

PBN Leaders & Achievers Awards 2026 STEFAN PRYOR State of Rhode Island Secretary of Commerce Stefan Pryor, who is in his second term as the secretary of...

Glenn Robertelli

Entrepreneurship 08/28/2026

PBN Leaders & Achievers Awards 2026 GLENN ROBERTELLI RI Bio executive director Glenn Robertelli has spent 25 years building things that didn’t yet exist. Now...

R.I. Life Science Hub launches free lab space program

Economic Activity 08/26/2026

PROVIDENCE – In an effort to combat financial barriers facing early-stage life science companies, the R.I. Life Science Hub has launched a $250,000 program...

Resilient Rhody needs a strong workforce

Digital Special Editions 08/14/2026

For 40 years, Providence Business News has been reporting on the economic and workforce changes, challenges and milestones that have helped shape the Rhode...

NEW DIGS: The 30,000-square-foot Ocean Sate Labs is located on the fourth floor of 150 Richmond St., Providence. The new building in the 195 District also houses the R.I. Department of Health laboratory.  PBN PHOTO/WILLIAM HAMILTON

Lab space could be a big draw

PBN 40th Anniversary 08/14/2026

Rhode Island has gone all in on life sciences, but it still remains to be seen whether the millions of dollars of investment will...

WORKING TOGETHER: The first panel featured, from left, Ted Williams, president of Senesco Marine LLC; Flux Marine Ltd. CEO Ben Sorkin; Jason Noel, operations executive at Juice Robotics LLC; Linda Larsen, maritime and industry engagement manager for Polaris Tech Bridge; and Daniela Fairchild, chief strategy officer for R.I. Commerce Corp. PBN Editor Michael Mello, right, moderates. PBN FILE PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

In R.I.’s emerging industries, it’s all about collaboration

Digital Special Editions 08/14/2026

On March 11, 2026, PBN brought together business and government leaders to discuss challenges and opportunities surrounding Rhode Island’s sciences industry and ocean economy....

Connect with Commerce: Businesses can still pay 5.99% PTET rate

Connect With Commerce 08/11/2026

(Editor’s note: This is the fourth in an occasional series focused on questions from Providence Business News readers for R.I. Secretary of Commerce Stefan...

Ocean state life sciences: Lilia Holt, interim president of the R.I. Life Science Hub, spearheads the organization’s transition to a stand-alone entity from within the R.I. Commerce Corp.  PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

Building R.I.’s life science future from the ground up

Business Women 05/22/2026

PBN Business Women Awards 2026 WOMAN TO WATCH | GOVERNMENT/QUASI-GOVERNMENT: Lilia Holt, R.I. Life Science Hub interim president, When Rhode Island set out to establish itself as...