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Seeing is appreciating in this shop
After having started RISD Works more than a decade ago, Matthew Bird was wondering what to do next. After seeing a vacant space on Wickenden Street he toyed with the idea of another store, but why consider a venture similar to the one that you just left? “There is increasingly more and more great stuff out there in the world and it gets overwhelming,” Bird said. “There are amazing things that nobody can find.” more
Firm’s reputation is built to last
For a large chunk of the 1980s and 1990s, the firms that would become Parker Construction Company Inc. did a little bit of everything in the building world: public works, commercial projects, restaurants, hospitals and houses. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 1/21/13

Passion insulates firm from doubt
Some small businesses are started from a love for a particular product or field. Others are born out of a person’s professional desire to be their own boss and control a career trajectory, while shaping service based on their specific ideals. more

By Rebecca Keister
PBN Staff Writer | 2/18/13

Entrepreneur percolates local success
David Levesque has a lot for which to thank the women in his life, and he’s not shy about giving credit where credit is due. more

By Rebecca Keister
PBN Staff Writer | 3/11/13

Maintenance-management made easy
Business leaders often wear several hats and Paul Oberg, president and CEO of EPAC Software Technologies, is no exception. more
Reservations made easy in Newport
During the early 1990s when Karen TaylorHowell was working the desk of the Newport Harbor Hotel, each afternoon seemed to bring a steady stream of visitors desperately trying to find a room. more
Partners laid framework for success
Everyone said they’d never make it. When Matt Slobogan and Rob Dziubek, two local guys with vast practical and artistic experience, but no business expertise, wanted to open up their own framing shop in a largely suburban community filled with “super stores” and shopping malls, friends, relatives and colleagues said they were crazy. more
Firm steeled for auto-design fight
Carmakers on a frantic push to meet rising, federal fuel-economy standards are looking everywhere for new materials – from carbon fiber to plastics – that will make their vehicles lighter and more efficient. more
Crafting plan for niche beer sales
Who could have imagined 12 years ago what would happen to beer: unfiltered Imperial Pale Ales at nearly every bar and liquor stores with rows of fancy brews without a St. Louis or Milwaukee label in sight. At the turn of the millennium, it would be nearly a decade until the term “craft beer” entered the lexicon. more
Firm cut above rest in film editing
Successful networking and the perfection of a specific skill set are two business essentials that are commonly celebrated as keys to success. more
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