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“Things need to change” in the Ocean State economy, Rhode Island Foundation Executive Director Neil Steinberg told business and community leaders Friday morning in a plea for new ideas at the nonprofit's Make It Happen RI forum.
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By Patrick Anderson |
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The largest collection of 18th century Venetian paintings in the United States has returned to its original American home at The Elms in Newport, the Preservation Society of Newport County announced Monday.
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By PBN Staff
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The R.I. State Council on the Arts has awarded 117 grants to artists, educational institutions and nonprofits - including the Trinity Repertory Company - around Rhode Island.
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By PBN Staff
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More than 750 of Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island’s nearly 1,000 employees went to work Thursday as volunteers at more than 20 community agencies across Rhode Island.
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By Richard Asinof |
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The Dorcas Place Adult and Family Learning Center and the International Institute of Rhode Island have announced they will merge into one organization known as The Dorcas International Institute as of Jan. 1, 2013.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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Thanks to a gift from John Hazen White Jr., president and CEO of Cranston-based Taco Inc., the Brookings Institution is launching the John Hazen White Jr. Forum on Public Policy to study manufacturing.
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By Emily Greenhalgh |
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As president and CEO of The Rhode Island Foundation, Neil D. Steinberg has guided the foundation into being a proactive community and philanthropic leader, dedicated to meeting the needs of the people of the state.
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By Michael Souza |
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After a national search, the board of directors of the YMCA of Greater Providence has selected James Berson as its new president and CEO.
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By PBN Staff
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The Rhode Island Foundation has awarded $1.8 million in grants to seven organizations across the state from its Fund for a Healthy Rhode Island.
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By Emily Greenhalgh |
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For the fourth time, Rhode Island’s capital city was named one the 100 Best Communities for Young People by the America’s Promise Alliance and the ING Foundation.
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By PBN Staff
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