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STAY THE COURSE: Marcelo Mejía used to teach student drivers by using his personal car. That was before he launched Mejía’s Driving School LLC. Now the company owns several vehicles and has five instructors who are bilingual. 
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Everybody’s Business: Entrepreneur finds himself in driver’s seat

(Editor’s note: This is the 59th installment in a monthly series speaking with minority business owners and leaders. Each will be asked their views...

Central Falls launches new business center at RIC Workforce Development Hub

CENTRAL FALLS – Local business owners, community leaders and city officials on Tuesday formally cut the ribbon on the new Central Falls Business Center...
TAKING A TALLY:
 Of the first 50 minority 
business owners featured 
in the Everybody’s Business 
monthly series since August 2020, 30 were men and 20 
were women. Two of those businesses have closed, and 
another is in receivership – all three of them operated by men.
PBN ILLUSTRATION/ANNE EWING

Everybody’s Business: Minority owners resilient in face of uncertainty

Providence Business News’ ­Everybody’s Business monthly series began with the intention of providing a voice to minority business owners in the tumultuous summer of...

R.I. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce opens new headquarters

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island Hispanic Chamber of Commerce officials on Friday formally cut the ribbon on the Chamber’s new headquarters at the historic James...

Rhode Island Hispanic Chamber of Commerce moving headquarters to Broad Street

PROVIDENCE- The Rhode Island Hispanic Chamber of Commerce is relocating its headquarters after purchasing the historic James Potter House in the Elmwood section of...

R.I. Commerce launches Minority Business Accelerator Direct Grant Program

PROVIDENCE – Beginning Sept. 4, applications will be accepted for the state’s Minority Business Accelerator Direct Grant Program that will funnel $2 million of...
THE 2024 CLASS of Providence Business News' Leaders & Achievers Awards honorees pose for a photo Thursday at Aldrich Mansion in Warwick. / PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

PBN’s 2024 Leaders & Achievers celebrated and honored

WARWICK – Twenty-five local business industry leaders were formally recognized Thursday evening for their leadership efforts across multiple sectors in Providence Business News’ 2024...
CAREER CHANGES: Oscar Mejias, the Rhode Island Hispanic Chamber of Commerce’s executive director, first worked on servicing vehicles before fixing computers and opening a school for certified nursing assistants. 
PBN PHOTO/PAUL J. SPETRINI

Oscar Mejias

PBN Leaders & Achievers 2024 Awards Oscar Mejias | Rhode Island Hispanic Chamber of Commerce | Executive director OSCAR MEJIAS BELIEVES in destiny. The proof:...
UPDATE FROM THE CAPITOL: U.S. Rep. Gabe Amo, D-R.I., will be the guest at the Greater Newport Chamber of Commerce’s Politics & Pancakes event on Aug. 6 at Salve Regina University in Newport. 
COURTESY GABE AMO

Editor’s Choice: U.S. Rep. Amo to speak at Newport Chamber event

EDITOR’S CHOICE U.S. Rep. Amo to speak at Newport Chamber event THE GREATER NEWPORT Chamber of Commerce will hold its Politics & Pancakes event....

PBN selects 2024 Leaders & Achievers honorees

PROVIDENCE – Providence Business News has named 25 honorees for its 2024 Leaders & Achievers Awards program. The individuals are selected for this year’s program...
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