Emily Gowdey-Backus, Author at Providence Business News

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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. Photo Credit: Love & Perry Photography

KIMBERLY GREENE (left), chairman of the board of the Providence Warwick Convention & Visitors Bureau and Martha Sheridan, PWCVB president and CEO, congratulate Larry Lepore, general manager of the Dunkin’ Donuts Center and the RI Convention Center. Lepore was inducted into the PWCVB’s Hall of Fame at its annual meeting. / COURTESY PROVIDENCE WARWICK CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU

Lepore, Panaggio, Cooke, RWP Zoo honored at PWCVB annual meeting

Hospitality & Tourism 11/08/2018

PROVIDENCE – A healthy local hospitality industry was celebrated Wednesday evening at the Providence Warwick Convention and Visitors Bureau annual meeting. The group tallied a...

Baxter to replace Bready as RWU board chair

Education 11/02/2018

BRISTOL – Tim Baxter is the new chairman of the Roger Williams University board of trustees, the school announced on Oct. 29. A member of...

Five Questions With: Nicholas Lowinger

In Their Own Words 11/02/2018

It’s been eight years since then-12-year-old Nicholas Lowinger founded the Gotta Have Sole Foundation Inc. in Cranston. At the onset, the nonprofit’s mission was...

URI landscape architecture program hosts all-female speaker series

Education 11/02/2018

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – For the first time in its 26-year history, the University of Rhode Island landscape architecture program is hosting an all-female speaker...

Swim Across America raises $227K for Women & Infants Hospital

Nonprofit 11/02/2018

PROVIDENCE – Upward of 650 swimmers of all ages and skill levels partook in the ninth annual local iteration of the Swim Across America...

SHAWN QUIRK, left, Rhode Island International Film Festival program director, with Nancy Carriuolo, former president of Rhode Island College, and Lukas Hassel, previous grand prize winner for Best Screenplay, at the RIIFF Screenplay Competition awards. As a guest, Carriuolo served as RIIFF ambassador to welcome the event's international attendees. / COURTESY RHODE ISLAND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL /MIKE BRACA

RIIFF announces screenplay awards

Art & Culture 11/02/2018

PROVIDENCE – Four-hundred and seventy-seven applications were submitted to the 2018 Rhode Island International Film Festival Screenplay Competition awards and on Oct. 30 the...

CHANGING INDUSTRY: Cheryl Burrell, right, associate director of the Office of Diversity, Equity and Opportunity in the R.I. Department of Administration, is heading the state’s efforts to further diversify the construction industry. At left are Dorinda Keene, assistant administrator of MBE, or minority business enterprise, and Elvys Ruiz, chief supplier to diversity officer.  / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Diversity elusive in construction

Cover Story 11/02/2018

White men still dominate construction, though some companies are committed to changing that Born to immigrant families struggling to get by in Providence, Edwin A....

Calculating rising demand Continuing a national trend that started at the turn of the century, demand for accountants in Rhode Island has risen over recent years by a significant amount, with growth expected to continue in the coming decade. Driven by retiring baby boomers, as well as an organic industry demand and people changing career paths, the state has seen increased enrollment in accounting education programs and faculty growth at the undergraduate and graduate level.*The 2016-2026 report used a new methodology developed by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics that the DLT says more accurately measures the movement of workers who jump from industry to industry without leaving the workforce, thus creating a potentially much larger demand for workers in any one discipline. / Source: R.I. Department of Labor and Training

Can colleges help fill projected job openings?

Education 11/02/2018

Job-prediction reports published by the R.I. Department of Labor and Training consistently reflect an increasing call for accountants in the state. In October, the state...