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JOHN MARION became executive director of Providence-based, government watchdog group Common Cause Rhode Island in 2008. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

R.I. elections keep adapting

Government 09/25/2026

John Marion | Common Cause Rhode Island executive director Common Cause Rhode Island works on a variety of “good government” issues, none more important than...

America250-Enduring Success: Amica Mutual Insurance

America250-Enduring Success 09/14/2026

(Editor’s note: This is the 26th installment in a weekly series featuring Rhode Island’s oldest companies as the nation celebrates the 250th anniversary of...

RHODE ISLAND will receive up to $64.5 million in a multistate settlement with Meta Platforms Inc., Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced Wednesday. / AP FILE PHOTO/THIBAULT CAMUS

Rhode Island to receive up to $64.5M in Meta settlement

Law 08/26/2026

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island will receive at least $49.4 million and as much as $64.5 million under a landmark multistate settlement with Facebook and...

THE SOUTH KINGSTOWN POLICE determined there was no active threat after South County Hospital was placed on lockdown Monday. / COURTESY SOUTH COUNTY HEALTH

Police: South County Hospital placed in lockdown but no threat found

Government 08/17/2026

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – South County Hospital was placed under lockdown Monday afternoon, but the local police determine there was no threat and the hospital...

GETTING CREATIVE: Sascha Roberts, left, and Laura Afonso, co-owners of marketing and content creation company Honey Buns Social in Providence, look over photos during a session at a local studio space. PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

She’s made it her business to show companies how to use...

Business Women 05/22/2026

PBN Business Women Awards 2026 ACHIEVEMENT HONOREE: Sascha Roberts, Honey Buns Social In the “digital Dark Ages” of 2005, 14-year-old Sascha Roberts passed the time building a...

ACTION: Composite manufacturer Moore Brothers Co. in Bristol uses social media to market its business. Floor technician and multimedia creator Jacob Rapoza, left, records computer numerical control programmer and operator Benjamin Calssen as he works on the CMS Ares 5 axis CNC Gantry machine. PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Factories are finding ways to build a following on social media

Focus 02/27/2026

For Moore Brothers Co., a midsized fabrication and engineering manufacturer in Bristol, the factory floor isn’t just a place to build custom composite parts...

Barrington teacher to return to school after probe of anti-Charlie Kirk...

Education 11/21/2025

BARRINGTON – A teacher in the town’s public school district will be allowed to return to work on Dec. 1 after being put on...

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Executive Poll 07/18/2025

Does your company frequently update and post on its social media profiles? Yes: 75% No: 25% What social media platforms does your company use to promote itself?...

ART WORK: From 2022 to 2024, Tric Agency Co. founder and Chief Marketing Officer Mckenzie Kapsimalis crafted all social media content leading up to and through Providence’s annual PVDFest.  PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

Tric Agency’s Kapsimalis helps emotions go viral

Business Services 05/23/2025

Business Women Awards 2025 WOMAN TO WATCH CREATIVE SERVICES: Mckenzie Kapsimalis, Tric Agency Co. founder and chief marketing officer TENACITY, DETERMINATION, hunger to succeed and...