Emily Gowdey-Backus
Emily Gowdey-Backus joined Providence Business News as a staff writer in April 2016. She is a native of Connecticut and holds a Master’s Degree in international journalism from Cardiff University. Emily covers the education, workforce development, hospitality and tourism, and nonprofit beats for the newspaper.
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RWU looks to expand ESL teacher program statewide following successful pilot
Nearly all the students in Karey Bouvier’s Carl Lauro Elementary School fifth grade classroom in Providence are native Spanish speakers. Bouvier, on the other...
Getting a read on R.I.
For Twenty Stories LLC co-owners Alexa Trembly and Emory Harkins, the mobile bookselling company they founded in Los Angeles is all about creating community.
Both...
Shore’s scents of luxury
For Jake and Steph Kopper, the entrepreneurial spark came from a gift of luxury soap.
Interested in obtaining more but turned off by the price...
Five Questions With Frank D. Sanchez
Frank D. Sanchez | President, Rhode Island College
1. Gov. Gina M. Raimondo has proposed expanding the Rhode Island Promise program to RIC. How important...
Farmers concerned about new Food Safety and Modernization Act regulations
When it comes to the Food Safety and Modernization Act, no one denies the importance of safe production, transportation and delivery of food –...
Fine art on display in E.G.
Hoping to attract more art collectors to East Greenwich – as well as fill a requirement for representing artists at shows – 32-year-old Josef...
Edge & End uses woodworking as a tool to help disadvantaged...
Joshua Ellison, the son of Pawtucket-based Lorimer Studios LLC’s founder, cites an “interesting serendipity” as the inspiration behind Edge & End LLC, founded in...
Growing projects, added industries seeking workers leave construction pool thin
Four months after the state’s voting public approved two statewide and eight local bond measures investing hundreds of millions of dollars into Rhode Island...
Five questions with Maling Ebrahimpour
Maling Ebrahimpour | Dean, College of Business, University of Rhode Island
1. The College of Business at URI recently hired 10 faculty. What was the...
Five Questions With: Angela Medeiros
Angela Medeiros has been the project coordinator for the Community Partnerships Center at Roger Williams University for the past three years.
Before joining the...
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