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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RICAS scores prompt early announcement of R.I. Foundation education task force
PROVIDENCE – With the aid of a 22-person task force of experts and stakeholders, the Rhode Island Foundation has set a course to chart...
AS220 appoints Duffy to new ED role, following departure of artistic...
PROVIDENCE – The leadership duo of Shey Rivera and Shauna Duffy, which co-led AS220 for the past three years, will dissolve at the end...
PPL receives $500K Champlin Foundation grant
PROVIDENCE - A $500,000 Champlin Foundation grant has been awarded to the Providence Public Library in support of the ongoing renovation of its 1950s-era...
UMass Dartmouth breaks ground on $134M residence, dining hall complex
DARTMOUTH – Friday afternoon marked the commencement of construction of phase one of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth’s $188 million capital investment program announced...
Bailey and Kilpatrick join RWU School of Law board of...
BRISTOL – Earlier this month, the Roger Williams University School of Law announced it had welcomed Collin Bailey and J. Scott Kilpatrick to its...
Five Questions With: Ed Huttenhower
Ed Huttenhower has been state director for the Rhode Island Small Business Development Center at the University of Rhode Island since September 2015. In...
UWRI names new board chair, appoints 5 new board members
PROVIDENCE – A new chair and five new members were appointed to the United Way of Rhode Island board of directors during the nonprofit’s...
URI receives $500K grant from USDA to promote maple industry
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – A three-year, $499,427 grant has been awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Acer Access and Development program to a team...
Hasbro continues holiday gift-matching program with Toys for Tots
PROVIDENCE – Throughout the 2018 holiday season, for every new, unwrapped toy or game received by the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve’s Toys for Tots...
RISD, JWU eye local food brand
A budding partnership between neighboring Providence universities may lead to a new food brand designed for purchase by large institutions with lots of mouths...
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