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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Local colleges and universities featured in 2019 Princeton Review top 20...
PROVIDENCE - Students across the nation had a lot to say about their college experience and The Princeton Review was listening.
The college ranking organization...
LendEDU: Twice in 3 years, R.I. student debt second-worst in nation
PROVIDENCE – In one year, average student debt among Rhode Islanders has jumped 15.78 percent for an average $35,371 per Class of 2017 borrower...
RIDE adds Serve Rhode Island to portfolio, awards $1.8M in AmeriCorps...
PROVIDENCE - The distribution of AmeriCorps grants will now be the responsibility of the R.I. Department of Education, per a Tuesday RIDE announcement, after...
Local meal prep, delivery service launches online call for equity
PROVIDENCE - Identifying and securing capital is a well-known challenge for Rhode Island businesses, which is why Feast & Fettle Inc. looked to a...
Rosecliff rose garden restored thanks to donors
NEWPORT - With the help of two donations from the V.J. Palmieri Charitable Trust, totaling $95,000, the Preservation Society of Newport County has been able...
JWU students win 2018 SHRM Student Case Competition
PROVIDENCE – Five Johnson & Wales University undergraduates and two graduate human resources students won the 2018 Society for Human Resource Management Student Case...
Five Questions With: Tyler Young
Tyler Young is co-owner of Young Family Farm, a 300-acre property on West Main Road in Little Compton. He manages the farm's wholesale operation...
Kaugars named URI’s new chief information officer
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Effective July 23, Karlis Kaugars has begun work as University of Rhode Island’s next chief information officer.
Kaugars, who previously served as...
New Bedford Whaling Museum curator wins maritime research award
NEW BEDFORD – Michael P. Dyer, curator of maritime history at the New Bedford Whaling Museum, was awarded the John Gardner Maritime Research Award...
Rhode Island Foundation offers $25K fellowships to budding writers
PROVIDENCE – Up to three local writers are eligible for $25,000 Rhode Island Foundation fellowships that will allow them to focus on the creative...
