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Engineering firm hopes new veteran-owned certification will bring in more clients

It is never easy readjusting to life after the military. Justin Kordas, who joined the U.S. Marine Corps never thinking he’d one day have to...

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PUC backs contested Portsmouth LNG facility license. For now.

State utility regulators concur: Keeping, and expanding, a Portsmouth liquified natural gas facility as a back-up heating source for Aquidneck Island is a good...

What Cheer Flower Farm gets $500K in federal funding for brownfields cleanup

PROVIDENCE – What Cheer Flower Farm has been awarded $500,000 in Environmental Protection Agency funding to expedite the cleanup of a brownfields site in...
STONEHILL COLLEGE'S 'TO BE BOLD' fundraising campaign brought in a school-record $77.3 million. / COURTESY STONEHILL COLLEGE

Stonehill College’s TO BE BOLD campaign raises $77.3M

EASTON – Stonehill College’s TO BE BOLD fundraising campaign was bolder than expected, which was both a pleasant surprise and a significant financial boost...

U.S. News: Roger Williams Park Zoo among Top 26 in nation

PROVIDENCE – Roger Williams Park Zoo, the third-oldest zoo in the country, was named one of the 26 best in the nation by U.S....
THE CHAMPLIN FOUNDATION has awarded close to $8 million in grants to 78 local organizations.

Champlin Foundation awards close to $8M in grants to 78 local nonprofits

CRANSTON – Seventy-eight local nonprofits across 26 communities received close to $8 million in grants from The Champlin Foundation to help make investments in...

RIPEC: Fiscal belt-tightening required with drying up of federal funds

PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council, a nonprofit public policy research organization, on Wednesday published its analysis of Gov. Daniel J. McKee’s...
THE UNADJUSTED unemployment rate in the Providence-Warwick metropolitan area was 2.6% in April, a decrease from 3.9% one month prior and down from 3.1% in April 2022, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. / PBN FILE PHOTO

Providence-Warwick metro unemployment falls in April

PROVIDENCE – The unadjusted unemployment rate in the Providence-Warwick metropolitan area was 2.6% in April, a decrease from 3.9% one month ago and down...

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HELP WANTED: There are 1,700 unfilled state jobs, but has anyone...

Stacy Smith says the job for “front-line” workers at the R.I. Department of Human Services isn’t easy in normal times, but the labor market is making it even more difficult. There are too few workers to properly deal with the flood of social services cases the department is receiving, Smith told a state legislative committee in March. While the department...

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Planned Giving – a Unique Resource for Not-For-Profit Organizations

As COVID-19 funding is ending, many not-for-profit organizations are wondering what will happen next. Where can organizations receive more funding or contributions and how...

Amgen Women in Science: Leading the Way

Please join us for our forum with three women leaders at Amgen who share their insights and perspectives about career choices, overcoming barriers, advancing...

Prioritizing Cybersecurity: Preventing Your Cannabis Businesses from Going Up in Smoke

A common misconception is that only certain industries, such as healthcare and finance, are associated with elevated cybersecurity threats. However, the unfortunate truth is...

BankNewport Names Brian Cunningham Vice President, Branch Manager at...

BankNewport is pleased to announce that Brian Cunningham has been named vice president, branch manager of the Jamestown branch at 31 Conanicus Avenue. In...

BankNewport Announces Carlos Cabral Vice President, Branch Manager of...

BankNewport is pleased to announce that Carlos Cabral has been named vice president, branch manager for the Bank’s new Lincoln branch at 3 Wake...

BankNewport Names Shawn Duarte Vice President, Retail Training Manager

BankNewport is pleased to announce that Shawn Duarte has been named vice president, retail training manager. In his role, his team is responsible to...

Armory Management Company Announces New Partners

For over 35 years The Armory Revival Company and Armory Management Company have been leaders in historic preservation and neighborhood revitalization on the West...

Jennifer Cosgrove O’Leary Earns Certified Divorce Real Estate Expert...

East Greenwich, RI – Greenwich Bay Brokers Real Estate Brokerage has announced that Dr. Jennifer Cosgrove O’Leary recently completed a specialized education program in...

Leadership Rhode Island and Age Friendly RI Launch Inaugural...

Leadership Rhode Island (LRI) and Age-Friendly Rhode Island (AFRI) are proud to announce the launch of the Senior Fellows Program, a no-cost, eight-week summer...

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