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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Phase 1 of UMass Dartmouth facilities, land use master plan approved
DARTMOUTH - Phase one of the facilities and land use master plan, announced by the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth in February, was approved by...
Raimondo selects July 29 as 2018 Governor’s Bay Day
PROVIDENCE - Marking the 30th anniversary of the local tradition, Gov. Gina M. Raimondo signed an executive order naming Sunday, July 29 as the...
URI dean honored as distinguished alumna of Yale School of Nursing
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Barbara Wolfe, dean of the College of Nursing at the University of Rhode Island, was honored by the Yale School of...
Five Questions With: Amy Kulper
Amy Kulper took up the mantle as Rhode Island School of Design’s head of the architecture department effective July 1, 2017. Previously, Kulper served...
Boys & Girls Clubs of Warwick hosts 40th annual charity golf...
WARWICK – The 40th annual Boys & Girls Clubs of Warwick charity golf tournament will be held at the Warwick Country Club Sept. 17.
Registration...
Save The Bay Swim added to Waterkeeper Alliance’s SPLASH series
PROVIDENCE – The annual Save The Bay swimming of Narragansett Bay was added to the Waterkeeper Alliance’s eighth annual SPLASH event series earlier this...
URI to host first Summer Shark Camp for local high school...
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Students from Central Falls High School and Paul Cuffee High School in Providence were recruited by the University of Rhode Island...
Offshore wind farms are producing hundreds of jobs in R.I.
Rhode Island, looking to leverage the vast coastline after which it draws its nickname, jumped on the offshore wind farm bandwagon early on and...
Five Questions With Jeffrey A. Mello
Jeffrey A. Mello | Dean of the School of Business, Rhode Island College
1. You’ve led RIC’s School of Business for nearly two years. How...
Providence wins grant to increase use of local foods in city...
PROVIDENCE - The city of Providence was awarded a $49,766 U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service Farm to School program grant Thursday...
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