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LIFELONG LEARNING: Gail Alofsin, associate director in the Office of Strategic Initiatives at the University of Rhode Island, and her team deliver professional development programs focused on strengthening leadership, retention, productivity and the customer experience.
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Gail Alofsin

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PBN Leaders & Achievers Awards 2026 GAIL ALOFSIN University of Rhode Island Office of Strategic Initiatives associate director Gail Alofsin’s career has been shaped by saying “yes”...
EXPANDED OPERATION: Kelly Nevins, CEO of the Women’s Fund of Rhode Island, has grown the organization from one staffer and a $160,000 budget to seven employees and $800,000. 
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Kelly Nevins

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PBN Leaders & Achievers Awards 2026 KELLY NEVINS Women’s Fund of Rhode Island CEO When Kelly Nevins graduated from the University of Rhode Island in 1990...
FULFILLING ENDEAVOR: Farouk Rajab, CEO and president of the Rhode Island Hospitality Association, rose from restaurant host to the top job and said what he finds most rewarding is helping develop employees and seeing them become happy and successful. 
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Farouk Rajab

Food & Agriculture
PBN Leaders & Achievers Awards 2026 FAROUK RAJAB Rhode Island Hospitality Association CEO and president Making people comfortable is in Farouk Rajab’s DNA. Rajab was raised in...
BUILDING MOMENTUM: In his second stint as Rhode Island’s commerce secretary, Stefan Pryor is building on wins such as a $100 million Raytheon expansion and completion of the building that houses the R.I. Department of Health State Laboratories and Ocean State Labs. 
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Stefan Pryor

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PBN Leaders & Achievers Awards 2026 STEFAN PRYOR State of Rhode Island Secretary of Commerce Stefan Pryor, who is in his second term as the secretary of...
It’s About People: Larry Riggs, president of Pare Corp. for nearly 40 years, has grown the civil and environmental engineering firm from 10 employees to almost 200, crediting his people’s character and skill. 
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Larry Riggs

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PBN Leaders & AchieversA wards 2026 LARRY RIGGS Pare Corp. president When Larry Riggs became president of Pare Corp. in 1986, it was a single-office practice with...
Setting the Standard: Kim Stack, executive director of undergraduate student success and academic support at the University of Rhode Island, has spent 30 years supporting students, launching programs like the Level Up! Math pilot with a 94% success rate. 
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Kim Stack

Education
PBN Leaders & Achievers Awards 2026 KIM STACK University of Rhode Island executive director of undergraduate student success and academic support When it comes to leadership,...

URI receives $1.9M federal grant for cybersecurity scholarships

Education
PROVIDENCE – The University of Rhode Island will receive $1.9 million from the National Science Foundation to support scholarships for students pursuing a Master...

PBN’s 2026 Leaders & Achievers celebrated and honored

Education
WARWICK – Gina Helm believes that to succeed, the environment can be just as important as the individual. "Find a company that values you,"...
Gov. Daniel J. McKee

Resilient Rhody needs a strong workforce

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For 40 years, Providence Business News has been reporting on the economic and workforce changes, challenges and milestones that have helped shape the Rhode...
READY FOR BATTLE: Gov. Daniel J. McKee takes the podium as state and labor officials join forces in August 2025 to protest President Donald Trump’s effort to halt work on the Revolution Wind offshore wind farm. 
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On the workforce development front, headwinds persist

Economy
In 2022, excitement surged in the state after Breeze Airways announced plans to establish a permanent base at Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport...
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