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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Lippitt Mill renovations receive $9M in Citizens funding
PROVIDENCE - Citizens Bank's Community Development Group awarded a $9 million tax-exempt bond Monday to the Pawtucket Development Group LLC for its renovation of...
Middletown coffeehouse sells shares to employees
MIDDLETOWN - After one year, 14 percent of the ownership of Middletown-based Custom Coffee Co. has transitioned to 14 of its 21 part-time and...
Community-supported food co-op banks on diverse investors
To find the best available produce, David Karoff, a resident of Providence’s South Side neighborhood, shops at three separate grocery stores – PriceRite, Whole...
URI grad’s women’s march cover design chosen for special edition of...
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – On the cover of a late January special edition of Newsweek magazine is a design depicting five contemporary women’s rights activists...
Five Questions With: Alyssa Danielson
Alyssa Danielson has always been an animal lover and activist. Knowing from a young age she wanted to help animals, she began her career...
Centreville Bank Charitable Foundation donates $25K to Meals on Wheels of...
WEST WARWICK – In support of the Meals on Wheels of Rhode Island emergency meal program, the Centreville Bank Charitable Foundation donated a $25,000...
Bryant IDEA program allows students to work with local businesses
SMITHFIELD – Now in its sixth year, Bryant University’s three-day design-thinking boot camp, known as Innovation and Design Experience for All, or IDEA, saw...
BankNewport’s Kagan provides theme for 2018 Go Red for Women luncheon
PROVIDENCE – The 2018 Southern New England Go Red for Women luncheon, part of the American Heart Association Go Red for Women movement, will take place...
Five Questions With Thomas L. Dwyer
1. You plan to retire at the end of the 2017-18 academic year after 40 years at Johnson & Wales University. How has the...
College of Food Studies included in upcoming JWU FOCUS 2022 plan
PROVIDENCE – Expected to open in 2018 on the Harborside campus, a College of Food Studies is detailed in the not-yet-published Johnson & Wales University FOCUS...
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