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COMMITTED TO COLLABORATION: Mary Johnson, left, program manager for Polaris MEP and the Rhode Island Textile Innovation Network, speaks with Michael Woody, president of Trans-Tex LLC and RITIN, in 2018. In the background is Tanya Dumrongmanee, Polaris program consultant. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Making the sector more resilient

Industries 11/26/2021

MANUFACTURING The trends in manufacturing over the past decade, including lean processes and increased efficiency, took a back seat in the last two years. Innovation...

J.L. “Lynn” Singleton

Hospitality & Tourism 11/26/2021

J.L. “Lynn” Singleton, president of the Providence Performing Arts Center, must be doing something right. The 3,100-seat theater remained empty for more than a year...

VIRTUAL ACT: Brien Lang, right, and Dave Carney perform “Miss You Like Hell,” a musical adaptation of the movie “Road House,” linked via Zoom with fellow Wilbury Theatre Group cast members for a 401Gives Day online performance in 2020 at the theater in Providence. / PBN FILE PHOTO/DAVE HANSEN

Nonprofits turn to way to raise money

Nonprofit 11/26/2021

NONPROFIT Nonprofit organizations are lifelines for communities, helping those in need with food, medical services, education services and other community programs. Those organizations were critical...

EVOLVING DISTRICT: The $20 million Providence River Pedestrian Bridge completed in 2019 is part of the changing landscape in the I-195 Redevelopment District. / PBN FILE PHOTO/ARTISTIC IMAGES

Sky has been limit for R.I. developers

PBN 35th Anniversary 11/26/2021

REAL ESTATE Real estate has taken center stage in Rhode Island as a form of economic development. After a slow start, the long-vacant I-195 Redevelopment District...

Karl Wadensten

Coronavirus 11/26/2021

Before the pandemic, Karl Wadensten was known as Rhode Island’s king of lean manufacturing. And no one who knows the outspoken CEO and president...

John Hazen White Jr.

Manufacturing 11/26/2021

The phrase “keeping it in the family” has a special meaning to John Hazen White Jr., executive chairman of the board and owner of...

Applied Science Associates

PBN 35th Anniversary 11/26/2021

(published Aug. 1, 1988) YEAR ESTABLISHED: 1979 TYPE OF BUSINESS: Computer modeler of marine and freshwater environments THEN: OWNER: Malcolm L. Spaulding, founder LOCATION: Narragansett EMPLOYEES: 16 ANNUAL SALES: WND NOW:...

Palmer Spring Co.

PBN 35th Anniversary 11/26/2021

(published Nov. 20, 1995) YEAR ESTABLISHED: 1849 (in Boston) TYPE OF BUSINESS: Brake, front-end suspension parts and service for all vehicles THEN: OWNERS: Douglas, Reggie and Chris...

DIGGING UP THE PAST: Deborah Cox, president of Public Archaeology Laboratory, in 2007 with some artifacts recovered from a worksite. / PBN FILE PHOTO

Public Archeology Laboratory

PBN 35th Anniversary 11/26/2021

(published Dec. 1, 2007) YEAR ESTABLISHED: 1982 TYPE OF BUSINESS: A private nonprofit organization specializing in terrestrial and marine archaeology, historical research, and documentation and preservation...