Tag: Providence College
Duarte wins Rhode Island Business Competition’s pitch contest
PROVIDENCE – Scott Duarte, founder of Golden Steps, won the Rhode Island Business Competition's annual pitch contest.
On Nov. 6 at CIC in Providence, more than 30 entrepreneurs pitched...
HOSPITAL MAKEOVERS: Health systems look for shot in the arm from...
The administrative wing of The Miriam Hospital on Providence’s East Side is a mess these days, and hospital President Maria Ducharme couldn’t be happier...
PC and Rhode Island FC partner on school’s inaugural sports management...
Sports is a business. And business is good.
In September, Providence College, in a partnership with Rhode Island FC LLC, welcomed its first cohort of...
Half Street Group building a brand for themselves, and others
PBN 2025 FASTEST GROWING COMPANIES
$250,000 TO $2.5 MILLION 1. Half Street Group
CEO (or equivalent): Mike Raia, founder and president
2024 Revenue: $812,956
2022 Revenue: $390,194
Revenue growth:...
Brown remains No. 13 in U.S. News’ best colleges, PC moves...
PROVIDENCE – Brown University tied Dartmouth College as the 13th-best national university, while Providence College moved up among the best regional universities, in U.S....
Pawtucket entrepreneur discovers his niche in golf apparel
(Editor’s note: This is the 61st installment in a monthly series speaking with minority business owners and leaders. Each will be asked their views...
P-Bruins, Special Olympics partner to launch new ‘floorball’ program
PROVIDENCE – Special Olympics Rhode Island and the Providence Bruins are collaborating to launch a new “floorball” program, a unique and inclusive way to...
Paul V. Fontaine
PBN Leaders & Achievers Awards 2025
PAUL V. FONTAINE
Providence College Senior associate vice president and chief information officer
PAUL V. FONTAINE has a routine for...
PBN’s 2025 Leaders & Achievers celebrated and honored
WARWICK – Twenty-two local business industry leaders were formally recognized Thursday evening for their leadership efforts across multiple sectors in Providence Business News’ 2025...
PC athletics set new records for ticket sales, fundraising in 2025...
PROVIDENCE – For a third consecutive year, fundraising and ticket sales within Friartown’s athletic department reached new record levels.
Providence College announced Wednesday that its...


















