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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For nonprofits, less is more on political advocacy
Rhode Island nonprofits, to varying degrees, have thrown their weight behind certain causes in past elections that align with their missions.
But some have learned...
UWRI CEO Anthony Maione is retiring after 13 years with ‘no...
(Editor’s note: This is a condensed version of a story that was originally published in the June 15 print edition. The United Way in...
Providence CityArts names Vincent new executive director
PROVIDENCE - Jennifer Dalton Vincent will soon take up the reigns of Providence ¡CityArts! for Youth and lead the organization as its executive director, according...
$3.6M in health care remediation grants announced by R.I. Foundation
PROVIDENCE – Targeting residents of Central Falls, Newport, Pawtucket, Providence, West Warwick, Woonsocket, as well as additional communities in South County, the Rhode Island...
Salisbury Farm corn maze raising funds to help people with bleeding...
JOHNSTON – Opened on Sept. 8, Salisbury Farm, in partnership with the New England Hemophilia Association, is home to a corn maze designed to...
Five Questions With: Thomas P. Fay
Thomas P. Fay is the regional president of BNY Mellon and leads its wealth-management office in Providence. He also serves as president of the...
Local restaurants rally to support those in need
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Multiple local restaurants banded together this summer to welcome tourists and support Rhode Islanders in need.
Partnering with Welcome House of South...
Report: UMass Law ranks No. 3 for Massachusetts Bar pass...
DARTMOUTH – Data from the Massachusetts Board of Bar Examiners places the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth School of Law, with a 92.6 percent pass...
College Crusade recognized for success of Latino students
PROVIDENCE – At its annual Celebración de Excelencia event on Oct. 11 in Washington, D.C., Excelencia in Education presented The College Crusade of Rhode...
Will 2018 be the year Rhode Island voters take a stand...
“Embarrassing,” is how R.I. Department of Education Commissioner Ken Wagner described the state of local public elementary, middle and high schools.
“When I visit a...
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