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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R.I. officials confident corporate outings will increase this summer
Eighty percent of 2,200 chief financial officers queried across 20 major U.S. metropolitan areas report their firms do not offer an annual corporate outing...
In ‘insulated’ R.I., unions seen surviving court ruling
Paul A. Doughty, Local 799 Providence Firefighters union president, says he’s not concerned about possible membership drops or financial woes after a June 27...
Dowling named CEO of Brown investment office
PROVIDENCE - After five years as chief investment officer, Joseph Dowling III has been appointed to the newly-created role of CEO of Brown University's...
Providence to host 2019 Homebrew Con
PROVIDENCE – In 2019, homebrewers from across the nation will descend upon Providence as Rhode Island's capital city hosts the 2019 American Homebrewers Association's...
R.I., Conn. Goodwill operations merge
PROVIDENCE – In an attempt to increase its retail foothold in Rhode Island the Connecticut and Rhode Island Goodwill Industries operations merged effective July...
International Game Technology launches Global Giving Week
PROVIDENCE – More than 600 International Game Technology PLC employees across the globe participated in the gaming company’s first-ever Global Giving Week from May...
Five Questions With: Oscar Chilabato
Patrick “Oscar” Chilabato, an associate professor at the Johnson & Wales University College of Business, grew up in Newport and attended Providence College, where...
Flynn named director of development at Preservation Society of Newport County
NEWPORT – Returning to her home state, Tara Flynn has been named director of development at the Preservation Society of Newport County.
Flynn spent the...
URI professor’s TickSpotters program provides timely risk assessment
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – A prodigious tick season has been predicted by University of Rhode Island professor of entomology Tom Mather, but he warns against...
Amgen Foundation funds STEM learning opportunity for BBBSOS
WARWICK – Funding for Beyond School Walls, a $35,000 grant, was re-upped by Amgen Foundation to Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Ocean State...
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