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BETTER WAY: After working in seafood markets across Massachusetts and Rhode Island, Stu Meltzer opened Fearless Fish Market in Providence because he saw room for improvement not just in the quality of fish, but also in how it was presented and sold.  PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

Fearless Fish Market raises bar for local seafood

Entrepreneurship 04/24/2026

Though Stu Meltzer didn’t grow up near the ocean, his path into the seafood industry eventually led him to open Fearless Fish Market in...

Raimondo nominated to Costco’s board of directors

Capital Goods 12/10/2025

PROVIDENCE – Gina M. Raimondo, the former Rhode Island governor who left during her term to serve as U.S. secretary of commerce in March...

UNFI announces new leadership structure, growth platforms

Economic Activity 07/13/2022

PROVIDENCE – United Natural Foods Inc. on Wednesday announced a new leadership structure that it says will allow the Providence-based grocery wholesaler to focus...

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CHUGGING ALONG: Matt Bosgraaf, right, owner of the Kayak Centre in North Kingstown, adjusts the pedal drive system on a fishing kayak in the store’s showroom. With him is John Van Ness, the store’s product specialist. Bosgraaf says the business is growing, helped by the recent acquisition of a kayak rental business.  PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

AT WHAT COSTS? PBN survey: Businesses haven’t lost all hope despite...

09/25/2026

POWERFUL PAIR: Solid State Power Corp. manufactures batteries for boats and aquatic vessels, drones, mining equipment, data center backup systems and scientific equipment, and ships them worldwide. Pictured from left are Phil Calef, father of founder and CEO Tom Calef, and assembly technician Jaquir Som at the company’s Pawtucket manufacturing facility. PBN PHOTO/ MICHAEL SALERNO

Meet the Makers: Pawtucket battery maker takes power to the extreme

09/25/2026

COLLABORATIVE CONFERENCE: Joseph Devine, center, president of Axiotrop LLC, meets with Dewetron Inc. Head of Operations Albon Redzepi, left, and marketing specialist Gabriella Scott at Axiotrop’s Narragansett office.  PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Pentagon rule drives Axiotrop growth

09/25/2026

From small beginnings to a bright future

09/25/2026

Career Pathways: Nishita Roy-Pope, CEO of Courage Builder in North Kingstown, builds career pathways connecting Rhode island students to fast-growing fields such as the blue economy.  PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Courage Builder for RI’s workforce

09/25/2026

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