Tag: Spotlight
Hardy variety of retailer
In 2008, David Urban, who’d just earned a degree in horticulture from the University of Rhode Island, had one specific desire while in the...
Woonsocket printer displays new COVID-19-inspired skill
For three generations, Sheahan Printing Corp. has focused on the commercial printing needs of its business and nonprofit customers, everything from rack cards and...
Independent pharmacy offers Rx with personal touch
Nicholas Shanos originally planned to take his birthday off from work.
But that was before the new coronavirus hit Rhode Island, making Shanos’ role as...
Knead Doughnuts waiting for a time to rise again
After four years of business growth and expansion, Knead Doughnuts completed its move into a larger commercial kitchen in February.
The new space, in a...
J & L Landscaping a true perennial presence
Sustaining a marriage for 40 years is an accomplishment in itself.
Maintaining a harmonious relationship while also working side by side as business partners is...
McKay’s Furniture offering comfort in a crisis
At one time, five generations of McKays were working at McKay’s Furniture Inc.
Kerry McKay, the furniture retailer’s vice president, remembers another instance when five...
A custom shop that’s thinking outside the frame
Customers who walk into Get The Picture LLC in search of a custom frame are presented with row after row of choices – up...
Carpet-cleaning business has taken it from dirt to disaster
Small-business savvy runs in Shawn Lynch’s blood.
He grew up entrenched in his father’s carpet-cleaning company, which was a part-time complement to his full-time job...
Need a lift? Home Healthsmith sees growing demand for in-home elevators
When Home Healthsmith LLC unveils its remodeled showroom later this year, the space will include a working residential elevator. That’s because demand for in-home...
Clothing business built on duo’s common threads
Heather Fortes initially was looking for a distraction when she started sewing. Forlorn and directionless after her only son left for college at the...
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