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This energy drink swings for fences
A growing Rhode Island energy beverage company started with one of those offhand, but perceptive, comments that rang true enough to launch a company. more

By Rhonda Miller
PBN Staff Writer | 6/17/13

Pawnshop cashing in on higher end
Before all the cash-for-gold businesses, Internet-loan sites and celebrity appraisers, there were old-school pawn brokers like Attleboro Pawn Shop on Pleasant Street in downtown Attleboro. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 6/10/13

One doctor’s trash, another’s savior
In an old mill building in Fall River, Bob Gaw has a collection of medical equipment that encompasses everything from beds and stretchers to surgery, ultrasound and anesthesia equipment – everything you need to outfit about six hospitals, he says. more

By Lindsay Lorenz
PBN Researcher | 6/3/13

Dama has golden touch with jewelry
Rhode Island is still a good place for innovation and expansion in the jewelry industry, said Marcos Fountoulakis, president and CEO of Johnston-based Dama. more

By Rhonda Miller
PBN Staff Writer | 5/27/13

Building future in home improvement
Moonworks President Jim Moon found business opportunity in the gutter. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 5/20/13

History abounds on Bristol farm
When Jennifer Bristol arrived at Mount Hope Farm as its executive director one year ago, she walked into a nonprofit long sustained by the good will of generations of Rhode Islanders who have called it among their favorite local spots. more

By Rebecca Keister
PBN Staff Writer | 5/13/13

Youth not wasted on DeCastro owner
At 23 years old, DeCastro Landscaping President Gairad DeCastro always has to be at the top of his professional game when he meets new customers. more

By Rhonda Miller
PBN Staff Writer | 5/6/13

Downturn hasn’t run Hunt aground
When Peter VanLancker, president of Hunt Yachts, joined the company two years after its inception, in 2000, he saw a solid business idea but a fledging execution for a boat-building business. more

By Rebecca Keister
PBN Staff Writer | 4/29/13

Maintenance-management made easy
Business leaders often wear several hats and Paul Oberg, president and CEO of EPAC Software Technologies, is no exception. more
This firm prepped for retail growth
One-time nightclub owner and Coventry native Barry Blair has long been a man about town who ran his business with a focus on going above and beyond for any customer. more

By Rebecca Keister
PBN Staff Writer | 4/22/13

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