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Sylvia Maxfield, whose career has taken her from the Ivory tower, as she calls it, of Yale University to Wall Street and then back into higher education, became dean of the college of business at Providence College last summer.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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Fiscal brinksmanship in Washington and the halting economic recovery in Rhode Island frustrated local business leaders in 2012, but their plans for the year ahead reveal a latent current of optimism running through the region.
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By Patrick Anderson |
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Mike Brito, owner and general manager of
By Rebecca Keister |
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Baseball wasn’t in the original career plans for Jeff Sweenor, but on the business side of the sport he has found a true calling.
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By Rhonda Miller |
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Kelly LaChance-Guertin may laugh when she says she’s only able to manage running her professional and family lives by not sleeping, but hearing the young mother and business owner detail all she does makes it sound almost plausible.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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Forbes Magazine has named Swipley Inc. one of “America’s Most Promising Companies.” Swipely, which was founded in 2009, is the first Rhode Island company to make the list.
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By PBN Staff
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Smart-growth and economic-stimulus arguments haven’t convinced state leaders to bring back Rhode Island’s historic-tax-credit program for the past four years, but perhaps the sight of Providence’s tallest and most recognizable building vacant will.
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By Patrick Anderson |
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Small models of sculptures often become very large works of art at
By Rhonda Miller |
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Several years ago an attendee of the
By Rebecca Keister |
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The Internet has found local team-sports apparel. Long the domain of neighborhood sporting-goods shops or mom-and-pop screen printers, sales of uniforms and clothing for small teams – from Little League to corporate softball and high school wrestling – are migrating online like so many other consumer products.
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