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ENERGETIC DISCUSSION: ­Abigail Hasenfus, renewable energy programs manager for the state of Rhode Island, speaks with Derek Gomes, chief public affairs officer for the R.I. Office of Management and Budget.
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

POWERING UP: Opening a door to work in clean energy

Sometimes all it takes to launch careers and solve labor shortage issues is for someone to open the door and welcome the next generation...
CUTTING EDGE: Garrett McKinnon landed a job as a composites technician at Moore ­Brothers Co. in Bristol after graduating from the IYRS School of Technology & Trades, which 
he enrolled in after deciding he wanted more than working long hours at a boatyard.
COURTESY JAKE RAPOZA

ROOM TO GROW: Marine trades offer jobs, training for all ages

Garrett McKinnon wanted to advance his career. He was working long hours at a boatyard and enjoyed it but wanted more. As he researched educational...
LAB WORK: Michael Molinski, head of research and development at Audience Inc., is shown assembling cells inside the company’s lab at the Ocean Technology Center on the Bay Campus at the University of Rhode Island in Narragansett. Also pictured is Hailey Simon, head of operations for the company. 
PBN PHOTO/PAUL J. SPETRINI

Audiance Inc. makes battery power worldwide

2024 PBN Innovative Companies Awards EMERGING TECHNOLOGY: Audiance Inc. INNOVATION ISN’T JUST some buzz word randomly tossed around at Audiance Inc. It is central to the...

T.F. Green passenger levels continue upward trajectory

WARWICK – In April of this year, the number of passengers flying at Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport was 11% higher than in...

Deadline to apply for Washington Bridge Small Business Grant Program extended

EAST PROVIDENCE – The deadline to apply for the Washington Bridge Small Business Grant Program has been extended to Oct. 8.  R.I. Commerce Corp. announced...

Cox Communications sues R.I. over $108M broadband plan

PROVIDENCE – Cox Communications on Monday filed a lawsuit against the state, accusing R.I. Commerce Corp. of using “flawed data” and mismanaging the rollout...
HASBRO INC. has already decided to vacate this building in downtown Providence, and now it's considering moving its headquarters out of its longtime location on Newport Avenue in Pawtucket. PBN PHOTO/WILLIAM HAMILTON

This time, Hasbro’s plans for moving out are different

For Pawtucket City Council member Mark J. Wildenhain, the revelation that Hasbro Inc. may pull up stakes in his city is giving him a...

‘All hands on deck’ to keep Hasbro headquarters in R.I.

PAWTUCKET – In the wake of the revelation that Hasbro Inc. is again considering moving its headquarters out of Rhode Island, state and local...
HANGING ON: After successfully running her boutique business in Wayland Square in Providence for 46 years, F. Bianco of Rhode Island Inc. owner Florence Voccola said she’s been “hanging on by a thread” since the closure of the westbound side of the Washington Bridge in ­December.
PBN PHOTO/­MICHAEL SALERNO

Grants, not loans, coming to aid businesses hurt by Washington Bridge...

In areas hardest hit by the Washington Bridge closure, many business owners have implored officials that it’s going to take more than a loan...
Elizabeth M. Tanner

The facts about R.I.’s historic broadband investment

It’s a historic time for broadband investment in the Ocean State. The Biden-Harris administration has provided our state with unprecedented levels of federal funding...
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