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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New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center receives $20K grant
NEW BEDFORD – The New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center was awarded a $20,000 Maritime Heritage Grant to fund a 15-minute orientation film tentatively titled,...
R.I. Community Food Bank raises more than $132K at Truck Stop...
PROVIDENCE – More than 500 people attended the sold-out Rhode Island Community Food Bank Truck Stop event April 29 and helped raise more than...
Boys & Girls Clubs of Providence elects new board members, names...
PROVIDENCE – During the organization’s 148th annual meeting, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Providence, the oldest continually operating club in the nation, named...
Kilmartin out front on debates over legalizing marijuana and fantasy sports...
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin runs his office like a business – and with 236 employees, it’s the largest law firm in the state.
Kilmartin,...
State’s diverse culture seen as tourist draw
As an African-American and chief of the Mashapaug Nahaganset Tribe, Raymond "Two Hawks" Watson knows all too well what it feels like to be...
RIC launches Institute for Education in Healthcare
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island College announced the opening of a cross-disciplinary Institute for Education in Healthcare to focus on workforce development opportunities for Rhode...
WaterFire announces 2016 dates
PROVIDENCE – The first 2016 WaterFire lighting will be held May 21, the nonprofit announced during a press conference Monday afternoon.
Highlights of this year’s...
Metta Students honors Pawtucket teen with $1,000 grant
PAWTUCKET – Pawtucket teen and Saint Raphael Academy student Sara Taborda, 17, was honored Wednesday by the Metta Students Foundation for her dedication to...
BCBSRI seeks applicants for day of service
PROVIDENCE – Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island is now accepting applications from local nonprofit organizations interested in participating in the company’s...
TANGO membership crosses 1,000
FARMINGTON, Conn. – For the first time in its history, The Alliance for Non-Profit Growth & Opportunity has surpassed over 1,000 members.
Rollin Schuster, president...
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