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SECURING SENIORS: Michael Vieira, left, certified aging-in-place specialist, and Justin Oakley, occupational therapist and home safety specialist, combined their expertise to create Oakley Home Access, a company that offers advice on home adjustments for people living with mobility issues, as well as builds and installs specialized equipment to make home life easier and safer.
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Making homes safe, livable for seniors

Justin Oakley and Michael Vieira share a work history that dates back decades. As 16-year-old entrepreneurs, they sold quahogs door to door in the Narragansett...
BEACH CLEANUP: Representatives from People’s Credit Union assist in a cleanup of Easton’s Beach in Newport hosted by Save The Bay. The organization will hold a communitywide Earth Day birthday party at the beach on April 27.
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Editor’s Choice: Save The Bay to hold Earth Day Birthday Party...

EDITOR’S CHOICE Save The Bay to hold Earth Day birthday party SAVE THE BAY, in celebration of the organization’s 50th anniversary, will hold a...

SBA to host ‘matchmaker’ event for food-related entrepreneurs, lenders

WARREN – The U.S. Small Business Administration will host a “matchmaker” event on Tuesday, April 30, for small businesses in food-related industries to meet...

Northeast Collaborative Architects earns status as women-owned small business

PROVIDENCE – Northeast Collaborative Architects LLC recently received the status of a women-owned small business by the U.S. Small Business Administration. The firm also has...

Most-read stories on PBN.com, March 2019

1. East Providence restaurants charged with underpaying ­employees. POSTED ONLINE: MARCH 25 A lawsuit was filed by the U.S. Department of Labor against Madeira...
AFTER HOURS: Dr. Day Care representatives Rebecca Compton, left, and Amy Vogel stand near their display, which includes a game wheel, during last year’s Statewide Business After Hours networking event. This year’s event will be held on March 26 at the Rhodes on the Pawtuxet in Cranston.  
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Editor’s Choice: Chambers of commerce to participate in Statewide Business After...

EDITOR’S CHOICE Chambers to participate in Statewide Business After Hours THE ANNUAL STATEWIDE Business After Hours will feature participants from at least 12 chambers...

SBA seeks applicants for Emerging Leaders program

PROVIDENCE – The U.S. Small Business Administration is seeking applicants for the 2019 Emerging Leaders program that provides executive-level instruction to small-business owners free...
UNLOCKING CREATIVITY: Michael A. Roberto, director of Bryant University’s Center for Program Innovation, will talk about his new book, “Unlocking Creativity: How to Solve Any Problem and Make the Best Decisions by Shifting Creative Mindsets,” during the Business Value Forum on Feb. 20 at Bryant University in Smithfield.
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BRYANT UNIVERSITY

Editor’s Choice: Roberto to speak at Bryant Business Value Forum series

EDITOR’S CHOICE Roberto to speak at Bryant Business Value Forum series MICHAEL A. ROBERTO, director of Bryant University’s Center for Program Innovation, will discuss...

R.I. congressional delegation tours Bristol in support of small businesses

BRISTOL – Sens. Jack Reed, D-R.I., and Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., and Reps. James R. Langevin, D-R.I., and David N. Cicilline, D-R.I., joined a walking...
CHANGING INDUSTRY: Cheryl Burrell, right, associate director of the Office of Diversity, Equity and Opportunity in the R.I. Department of Administration, is heading the state’s efforts to further diversify the construction industry. At left are Dorinda Keene, assistant administrator of MBE, or minority business enterprise, and Elvys Ruiz, chief supplier to diversity officer.
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Diversity elusive in construction

White men still dominate construction, though some companies are committed to changing that Born to immigrant families struggling to get by in Providence, Edwin A....
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