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Driving Forces: Peter Marino

Digital Special Editions 08/14/2026

Peter Marino Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island CEO and president PETER MARINO HAS just about seen it all since taking the top job at Neighborhood...

PBN’s 2026 Economic Trends Summit being held Jan. 22

Economic Activity 01/15/2026

PROVIDENCE – Insights on economic development and projected trends for Rhode Island’s economy and key industries this year will be discussed during Providence Business...

PBN earns 4 national honors from AABP, including best newspaper

Economy 06/24/2025

OTTAWA, Ontario – For the second year in a row, Providence Business News was recognized as the top business publication in its class during...

PROVIDENCE BUSINESS NEWS' 2022 Spring Health Care Summit on Wednesday featured two panel discussions at the Providence Marriott Downtown in Providence. The second panel included, from left, Dr. James McDonald, interim director of the R.I. Department of Health; Dr. Claire Levesque, chief medical officer of commercial products at Tufts Health Plan; Dr. Raymond Powrie, chief clinical officer and executive chief of medicine at Care New England Health System; Dr. Matt Collins, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island chief medical officer; and Dr. Timothy Babineau, CEO and president of Lifespan Corp. At far right, PBN Editor Michael Mello moderated. PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

PBN Summit: Lifespan, CNE explore a partnership short of full merger

Health Services 04/06/2022

PROVIDENCE – The proposed unification of Lifespan Corp. and Care New England Health System may have been rejected by the Federal Trade Commission and...

A PANEL of health care specialists offered advice on Thursday to health care workers and their employers during the “Summit for Health Care Professionals: Self Care Strategies for Enduring the Pandemic." From left is Kathleen Boyd, physician health program director at the Rhode Island Medical Society; Diane Mahoney, integrative therapy nurse at The Miriam Hospital; and Dr. Shideh Shafie, assistant professor of emergency medicine at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University.

Summit: Work-life balance paramount for wellness of health care providers

Health Services 09/09/2021

PROVIDENCE – It’s not enough for health care companies to make self-care resources and wellness initiatives available to their workers, especially during a stressful,...

PBN is adapting in a time of change

Commentary 12/18/2020

Dear readers, We have seen sweeping changes in Rhode Island this year in ways we could not have imagined. Many aspects of life will never...

PBN on WJAR-TV, July 22, 2019

Rich Media 07/22/2019

The state is stepping up enforcement of labor laws, but are the penalties for misclassification tough enough? Every week, PBN Editor Mark S. Murphy appears...