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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Haiat awarded internship to study underwater robotics in California
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – University of Rhode Island junior and marine biology major Karla Haiat has been awarded the opportunity to study at the Monterey...
Five Questions With: Liz Goodermote
Liz Goodermote is a sales manager at Enterprise Holdings, where she is responsible for corporate account management and new-business acquisition in the Rhode Island,...
RIC student receives Schwarzman, Gates Cambridge scholarships
PROVIDENCE – Graduating from Rhode Island College with an individualized master’s degree in secondary education, Seth Kolker is also celebrating receipt of two international...
Preservation Society of Newport County releases spring program schedule
NEWPORT – In conjunction with its “Bohemian Beauty: The Aesthetic Movement and Oscar Wilde’s Newport,” the Preservation Society of Newport County has released a...
Association of Migraine Disorders to hold panel discussion, awards dinner
NORTH KINGSTOWN – To kick off national migraine awareness month, the Association of Migraine Disorders will hold two public events Saturday, June 2.
The North...
RWU land-use master plan to commence next year
BRISTOL – Announcement of Roger Williams University President Donald J. Farish's retirement was not the only news in the May 21 letter from the...
URI named a 2018 Green Ribbon School by U.S. Dept. of...
SOUTH KINGSTOWN - The University of Rhode Island was named a Green Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education, the university announced Friday.
The...
RWU’s Farish to retire June 2019
PROVIDENCE - In a letter penned Monday by the Roger Williams University Board of Trustees, RWU President Donald J. Farish announced he would retire...
3 R.I. companies receive perfect Corporate Equality Index scores for LGBTQ...
Four Rhode Island-based corporations were listed in the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2018 Corporate Equality Index – a study that measures a corporation’s efforts...
NEIT interior design students win national recognition
EAST GREENWICH – Barrington resident and New England Institute of Technology student Amira Mohamed took first place at the New England chapter of the...
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