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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Biltmore to host Adoption Rhode Island spring gala fundraiser
PROVIDENCE – Adoption Rhode Island invites the public to a spring gala fundraiser on Friday at the Providence Biltmore in support of the group’s...
3 R.I. beaches named to Boston Globe best in New England...
PROVIDENCE - In a ranking released Wednesday by the Boston Globe – ironically also the first day in 2018 to break 80 degrees in...
Truck Stop fundraiser nets $150K for food bank
PROVIDENCE - More than 600 people purchased tickets to taste the fares of 23 local food truck vendors on Friday, April 27 at the...
More small-business firms, employees reported by latest SBA R.I. profile
PROVIDENCE - More than half, 52.7 percent, or 224,254 individuals, of the state's workforce was employed at 99,821 small businesses operating in the state...
Construction underway on $94M upperclassman dorm, opening 2019
SOUTH KINGSTOWN - A $94 million, 500-bed residence hall - complete with cafe and outdoor seating area - is under construction on the University...
Cable Car Cinema to close May 27
PROVIDENCE – Owners of the Cable Car Cinema, a Providence-based independent movie theater, announced the business will close on May 27 on a Facebook...
Lack of funding slows restoration of historic commercial buildings in R.I.
In 35 years, the Preservation Society of Pawtucket has awarded 135 historic markers to properties in the city, eight of which are commercial structures,...
All Saints awarded STEAM Academy status by Roger Williams University
PROVIDENCE – All Saints Academy, a Catholic school in Middletown, is now the second educational institution to be awarded STEAM Academy status via Roger...
Five Questions With: Sarah Turner
Gordon School Admission Director Sarah Turner arrived at the school with extensive experience at Cambridge Friends School and the Waynflete School, two schools that...
Alston named Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals R.I. Champion
PROVIDENCE – Coventry resident Paige Alston, 4, was named the 2018 Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals Rhode Island Champion Child at an event at Hasbro...
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