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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Weddings and small businesses – a Rhode Island love affair
Home to mansions and beaches, museums, historical architecture and a renowned culinary scene – Rhode Island has everything you’d want in a wedding-destination mecca,...
Real-world experiences helping prepare JWU, URI marketing majors
Michael Gotera, a Nevada native, wasn’t sure what to study when he began as a freshman at Johnson & Wales University in Providence but...
Twin River settled, but growing casino labor force likely to lead...
A strike by more than 330 unionized UNITE HERE! Local 26 food and beverage workers at Lincoln-based Twin River Casino unhappy with a company...
R.I. Unemployment falls, labor force matches April
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 4.1 percent in May from 4.3 percent in April according to a statement released...
URI adjuncts file complaint against president, state for compensation
Updated: Tuesday, June 13 at 11:54 a.m.
SOUTH KINGSTOWN - URI/AAUP Part-Time Faculty United, the union representing approximately 450 University of Rhode Island adjunct professors,...
CCI fell 9 pts. from March, bounced back 50 pts. from...
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Momentum gained through 2016 has sustained itself through April 2017 according to the latest Current Conditions Index measured by University of...
Annual Oyster Festival Supports March of Dimes
BRISTOL – The 4th annual Bristol Oyster Festival, in support of the March of Dimes Rhode Island, will be held on Sunday, June 18...
Antique Show returns to Newport
NEWPORT – In its 11th year, the Newport Antiques Show will feature new dealers, an updated program and new activities.
Several new dealers of traditional...
RISD Student Chosen As BAFTA Finalist
PROVIDENCE – Evelyn Jane Ross, a 2016 alumna of the Rhode Island School of Design, was named one of nine student finalists by the...
Providence College student chosen as campus compact Newman Civic Fellow
PROVIDENCE – Boston-based nonprofit organization, Campus Compact, announced Phoebee Jean, a member of Providence College’s Class of 2019, has been chosen for one of...
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