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Career Pathways: Nishita Roy-Pope, CEO of Courage Builder in North Kingstown, builds career pathways connecting Rhode island students to fast-growing fields such as the blue economy. 
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Courage Builder for RI’s workforce

Education
Innovative Companies 2026 Awards EDUCATION: Courage Builder Courage Builder, a North Kingstown workforce development firm, has been building career pathways into some of Rhode Island’s...
Connective Infrastructure: Michelle Wu, of WU Consulting, meets with Glenn Robertelli, RI Bio’s executive director, whose nonprofit links Rhode Island’s life sciences ecosystem. 
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RI’s life sciences hub: RI Bio

Entrepreneurship
Innovative Companies 2026 Awards INNOVATIVE COLLABORATION: RI Bio RI Bio does not make a product. The Providence trade association instead knits together Rhode Island’s sprawling...

Keane’s Wood-Fired, both business and tools handmade

Financial Services
Fastest Growing Companies 2026 Awards $250,000 TO $2.5 MILLION 2. Keane’s Wood Fired Catering CEO (or equivalent): Kaylyn Keane, owner and head of administration; Padraic...
Breath analysis: Trace Sensing Technologies’ flagship platform, TRACE-E, uses patented thermodynamic sensor technology to detect molecular biomarkers in exhaled breath, improving disease detection. Peter Ricci III, founder and CEO, works on the machine. 
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Breath test spots kidney risk: Trace Sensing Technologies

Entrepreneurship
Innovative Companies 2026 Awards BIOTECH/LIFE SCIENCES: Trace Sensing Technologies Trace Sensing Technologies, a Providence-based medical technology company, has developed a diagnostic tool that could make detecting...
FAR REACH: Avidex Industries LLC serves clients worldwide. From left, Bob Mathews, senior account executive; Thomas Ward, senior project manager; and Dominique Perrin, project coordinator, work on blueprints in Warwick. 
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Warwick AV firm goes global: Avidex

Industries
Innovative Companies 2026 Awards TECHNOLOGY: Avidex Industries LLC Avidex INDUSTRIES LLC has been wiring up conference rooms, classrooms and command centers for 27 years. The...
Attorney-Guided AI: Founding partners John Feeney, left, and Maxwell Holland run Contract House’s flat-rate, attorney-reviewed artificial intelligence law model in Newport. 
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Contract House LLC law firm cuts costs with AI

PBN Award Winners
Innovative Companies 2026 Awards COMPANIES TO WATCH: Contract House LLC Most small businesses can’t afford a lawyer on retainer. Contract House LLC, a year-old Newport...

Hitting the highwater mark

Financial Services
Fastest Growing Companies 2026 Awards $250,000 TO $2.5 MILLION 3. Bryant Associates Inc. CEO (or equivalent): Karen Bryant, president 2025 Revenue: $2.2 million 2023 Revenue: $1.6 million Revenue...
Mechanical matching: Artificial intelligence has vastly increased organizational efficiency through automating administrative and repetitive tasks at Big Brothers Big Sisters of Rhode Island. Kaleigh Perkins, third from left, chief operating officer, and Katje Afonseca, third from right, CEO, participate in a staff meeting. 
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AI speeds mentor matching: Big Brothers Big Sisters of Rhode Island

Nonprofit
Innovative Companies 2026 Awards NONPROFIT: Big Brothers Big Sisters of Rhode Island Big Brothers Big Sisters of Rhode Island has spent 60 years pairing children with...
Tech team: 
Nick Bernseld, left, and Paul Riendeau are the co-founders and CEOs of information technology services company IT Support RI in North Smithfield, which has used an integrated artificial intelligence platform to improve efficiency.
COURTESY IT SUPPORT RI

IT support RI builds own AI

Industries
Innovative Companies 2026 Awards IT SERVICES: IT Support RI IT Support RI wanted better software to run its help desk. When it couldn’t find any, the...
From idea to reality: Dom Messerli, CEO and president of Lenoss Medical Inc., speaks with Dr. Jennifer Hoffmann, president of New England Medical Innovation Center, which connects startups and investors.
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Accelerating health startups: NEMIC

Health Services
Innovative Companies 2026 Awards HEALTH INNOVATION: New England Medical Innovation Center The New England Medical Innovation Center has a decade of work turning early-stage healthcare ideas...
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