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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Former URI professor gives $1M for nursing scholarships
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – A University of Rhode Island alumna and former nursing professor, Deborah Godfrey-Brown has pledged $1 million in scholarships for the College...
CCRI reports 47% gain in R.I. Promise enrollments, boost in diversity
WARWICK – Forty-seven percent more first-time, full-time students enrolled in the second Rhode Island Promise cohort than the first, according to Community College of...
Garlick wins $50K Murray Family Prize for community enrichment
PROVIDENCE – Joe Garlick, executive director of NeighborWorks Blackstone River Valley, was honored for his work revitalizing urban neighborhoods as the 2018 recipient of...
Five Questions With: Timothy Shea
Timothy Shea is an associate professor of management information systems at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Before turning to teaching, he worked in the...
Rader named new board member at Corvias Foundation
EAST GREENWICH – Cristi Rader has been named a member of the board of directors at the Corvias Foundation, the East Greenwich-based charitable arm...
UMass Dartmouth student wins Jonas Philanthropies scholarship
DARTMOUTH – Christine Fournier Bell, a University of Massachusetts Dartmouth second-year doctorate in nursing student from Middleboro, Mass., is the recipient of a grant...
Women’s farmworker advocate to speak at annual URI Honors Colloquium
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Now in its 55th year, the University of Rhode Island Honors Colloquium will welcome Mily Treviño-Sauceda, a women’s farmworker advocate, for...
Each year Rhode Islanders face the ever-present need for food, clothing...
On a rainy, mid-November morning, five longtime volunteers sorted donations at the Rhode Island Community Food Bank headquarters in Providence.
Aged 68 to 84 and...
Commerce RI helps secure $10M for small businesses through SBAP loans
From kegs and bottles to packaging materials and professional costs, when Shaidzon Beer Co. was setting up in the months prior to its November...
The Collaborative is where creativity reigns
Relocating to Warren in 2015, Uriah Donnelly knew he wanted to open an arts organization and launch a music festival.
By Jan. 1, 2016, he...
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