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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Competition for weddings, events spurs Newport investments
George Filopoulos and his wife have made the 90-minute boat ride from their home in Montauk, N.Y., to Newport once every summer for the...
Lambert hired as first RWU Chief Diversity Officer
BRISTOL – Roger Williams University announced on Tuesday it hired Ame Lambert as the school’s first Chief Diversity Officer as part of an effort...
Classical, Barrington high schools named among nation’s best
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island dropped from ninth to 20th best state for high schools according to the 2017 U.S. News & World Report’s state-by-state...
Steamship Historical Society of America receives $20K education grant
WARWICK – The Steamship Historical Society of America received a $20,000 education grant from the Heritage Harbor Foundation earlier this month to further its...
Five Questions With: Dr. Heather Lopes
Dr. Heather Lopes, a veterinarian at Washington County/South County Veterinary Hospital in the Wakefield section of South Kingstown, was recently named president of the...
Lincoln School, Sophia Academy to host first R.I. all-girl hackathon
PROVIDENCE – Lincoln School and Sophia Academy will co-host the first all-girl hackathon in Rhode Island, Girls Hack the World, on April 22, Earth...
BankNewport financial literacy program benefits high school students
WARWICK – High school students from Coventry and West Warwick recently sat with representatives from BankNewport, who sponsored a youth financial literacy program to...
RWU, RIIFF present film festival focused on Jewish experience
BRISTOL – Roger Williams University partnered with Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival to present a spring edition of the Roving Eye Film Festival...
Fundraising costs, benefits go beyond money for nonprofits
Once every year Narragansett Bay, from Naval Station Newport to Jamestown’s Potter Cove, is flooded with 700 swimmers and kayakers dedicated to improving and...
Five questions with Sylvia Maxfield
Dean, Providence College School of Business
1. How will the presence of the Arthur F. and Patricia Ryan Center for Business Studies, designed to support...
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