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NEW DIGS: ­Christopher Savoie, left, a co-founder and executive director of Ensemble Biosystems Inc., checks in on a lab technician in the new Ocean State Labs startup incubator in Providence. The company is also using a bioreactor in the space for pharmaceutical synthesis. 
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STEPHANIE BERNABA

THE RIGHT FORMULA? R.I.’s life sciences sector takes shape, but growth...

In 2023, the General Assembly made its biggest bet yet on Rhode Island’s life sciences industry. Lawmakers committed $45 million over three years to create...
SEED TO STEM: Fifth and sixth grade students at Times2 STEM Academy in Providence use virtual reality stations at the Ocean Technology and Engineering Lab. 
COURTESY COURAGE BUILDER

ESSAY: Are you ready to help?’ R.I. needs to be all...

In the New England region, the blue economy and life sciences sectors are growing. To support these sectors, we need to find more-effective and...
FAMILY 
BUSINESS: 
Michaela Andreozzi, center, comes from a family of ­educators and now teaches third and fourth grade math at ­Providence Prep.
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NEW MATH: R.I. helping finances add up for teachers

Michaela Andreozzi grew up in a family of educators in Barrington, but when she started teaching third and fourth grade math in her own...

R.I. Commerce Corp. awards $800K in grants, incentives

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Commerce Corp. board of directors on Monday awarded $820,364 in Innovation Vouchers and Network Matching Grants to 12 organizations. The programs...
POWERFUL PAIR: Solid State Power Corp. manufactures batteries for boats and aquatic vessels, drones, mining equipment, data center backup systems and scientific equipment, and ships them worldwide. Pictured from left are Phil Calef, father of founder and CEO Tom Calef, and assembly technician Jaquir Som at the company’s Pawtucket manufacturing facility.
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MICHAEL SALERNO

Meet the Makers: Pawtucket battery maker takes power to the extreme

(Editor’s note: This is the 49th installment in a monthly series highlighting some of the region’s unsung manufacturers that make products essential to the...

Renovated state building highlights Rhode Island Day at the Big E

PROVIDENCE – A new look helped usher in Rhode Island Day at the Eastern States Exposition Tuesday. The Rhode Island Building, a replica of Newport’s...
MATT WATSON, director of manufacturing services at Polaris MEP, says the organization has been working with U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse’s office to help manufacturers overcome obstacles to receiving tariffs refunds. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

For some R.I. companies, getting tariff refunds has been a headache

Rhode Island businesses are starting to get millions of dollars back from tariffs they paid under the Trump administration, including interest. About $25 million in...

Tanner takes interim VP role at CCRI

WARWICK – Former R.I. Secretary of Commerce Elizabeth M. Tanner has been named the Community College of Rhode Island interim vice president for workforce...
COURTESY BROWN UNIVERSITY HEALTH


Most-read stories on PBN.com, August 2026

1. Brown Health Medical Group under investigation for data breach impacting nearly 300K patients POSTED ONLINE: AUG. 4 An investigation has been launched into Brown Health...
APPLICATIONS ARE now being accepted for R.I. Commerce Corp.’s Network Matching Grant program. Grants of at least $50,000 are available to eligible organizations and funded projects typically run for one year, according to the quasi-government agency. 

Application period opens for R.I. Commerce’s Network Matching Grant program

PROVIDENCE – Applications are now being accepted for R.I. Commerce Corp.’s Network Matching Grant program.  Grants of at least $50,000 are available to eligible organizations...
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