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SMOOTH TRANSITION: Chloe Chassaing, an employee owner of White Electric Coffee in Providence, which shifted to an employee ownership model in 2021, says the Rhode Island Center for Employee Ownership that is part of legislation being advanced by lawmakers could help smooth out the uncertainty when transitioning a business to an employee ownership model by connecting sellers and employees to financing pathways, valuation expertise and technical support early in the process. PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Legislation would create employee ownership center to ease business transitions

Focus 05/08/2026

When White Electric Coffee in Providence changed hands in 2021, it didn’t go to a corporate buyer or a retiring owner’s handpicked successor. It...

DOUBLE DUTY: Jamie Mitri, founder and owner of Moss Pure in Cumberland, is aiming to transform the green art sector, offering a product that serves as both a contemporary art piece and an innovation in air filtering and purification without the need for electricity, sunlight or water. PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Meet the Makers: Moss Pure’s air filtration products blend art with...

Manufacturing 05/23/2025

(Editor’s note: This is the 33rd installment in a monthly series highlighting some of the region’s unsung manufacturers that make products essential to the...

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