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Raytheon invests $100M in Portsmouth facility

Economy 06/08/2026

PORTSMOUTH – Raytheon announced Monday it is investing $100 million in its facility at 1847 West Main Road to accelerate radar testing and interceptor...

SMOOTH TRANSITION: Steve Bradley, talent acquisition leader at Citizens Bank, says the bank has partnered with several veteran support organizations to recruit former service members and support their transition into civilian careers. PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Banks are looking to military veterans as a workforce pipeline

Financial Services 05/22/2026

Inside the Johnston offices of Operation Stand Down Rhode Island, a nonprofit supporting homeless and at-risk military veterans with housing, job training and legal...

Corvias launches $11M home-flooring upgrade for 6 U.S. Army bases

Economic Activity 04/07/2026

WARWICK – Corvias Group LLC has partnered with the U.S. Army to invest $11 million to install new flooring in nearly 1,000 military family homes...

LISA ATHERTON will be promoted to Textron Inc.'s CEO and president on Jan. 4, the Providence-based company says. COURTESY TEXTRON INC.

Textron names new CEO, reports $234M profit for Q3

Leadership 10/23/2025

PROVIDENCE – Textron Inc. has tabbed Lisa Atherton, chief of the company's Bell segment, to replace longtime Textron CEO and President Scott C. Donnelly...

JOHN FENZEL, a retired U.S. Army special forces colonel, has been named the World War II Foundation's new CEO. / COURTESY WORLD WAR II FOUNDATION

World War II Foundation names Fenzel new CEO

News Story 01/17/2024

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – As a former military officer who spent three decades serving with the U.S. Army, John Fenzel understands firsthand the notion that...

DIGITAL SIGNAGE on the Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence marks the upcoming Army-Navy football game at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. Early projections are that the state could have an direct spend economic impact of about $3.1 million with visitors coming into the state for the game. / PBN PHOTO/JAMES BESSETTE

Army-Navy expected to be a solid economic score for R.I.

Economic Activity 12/07/2023

PROVIDENCE – With the Army-Navy football game set to kick off at Gillette Stadium on 3 p.m. Saturday in Foxborough, Mass., Rhode Island is...

Retired four-star general elected to Textron’s board of directors

Economic Activity 07/05/2023

PROVIDENCE – Retired four-star Gen. Michael X. Garrett has been elected to Textron Inc.'s 10-member board of directors, the aviation company has announced. Garrett has...

HIGHFLIER: Kyle Phillips, owner of Flyt Imaging LLC, with one of his drones at his home in Cranston. PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Former paratrooper still finds aerial thrills while staying grounded

Entrepreneurship 05/26/2023

As a young paratrooper, Kyle Phillips routinely saw the world from 1,300 feet, skydiving out of a C-130 aircraft. As a licensed commercial drone pilot,...

GOING NEXT LEVEL: Bruce Berard, Stanley Tree Service Inc.’s vice president and chief operating officer, helped double the company’s revenue and employee count.  PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Berard returns to his roots to help Stanley Tree grow

Business Services 04/21/2023

2023 C-Suite Awards Midsize Private Company: Bruce Berard | Stanley Tree Service Inc. vice president and chief operating officer FROM THE TIME he was very young,...