Emily Gowdey-Backus, Author at Providence Business News

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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. Photo Credit: Love & Perry Photography

FOR THE 20TH YEAR, Bank Rhode Island’s annual Holiday Giving Tree program has helped to brighten the season for underprivileged children, providing more than 1,500 gifts to kids across the state. The bank’s West Shore Road branch in Warwick led the charge, collecting 296 gifts for children served by the Boys & Girls Clubs of Warwick. From left: Monique Rossi, Boys & Girls Clubs of Warwick; Lori Lepizzera, Buttonwoods assistant branch manager, BankRI; Alexander Jackson, universal banker, BankRI; Ashley Wilson, senior teller, BankRI; Paula Pratt, Buttonwoods branch manager, BankRI; Christopher Metcalf, teller supervisor, BankRI; and Nicole Spirito, Boys & Girls Clubs of Warwick, with gifts earmarked for local children. / COURTESY BANK RHODE ISLAND

BankRI celebrates 20th year of Holiday Giving Tree program

Nonprofit 12/29/2017

PROVIDENCE – This year Bank Rhode Island celebrated the 20th anniversary of its Holiday Giving Tree program by donating more than 1,500 gifts to...

Longtime PC professor chosen for fellowship in Israel

Education 12/29/2017

PROVIDENCE – Mary O’Keefe, chair of the psychology department at Providence College, is one of 23 full-time professors chosen from United States-based colleges and...

Job Creators Q&A: Lisa Raiola

Entrepreneurship 12/29/2017

Lisa Raiola | Founder, Hope & Main Is Rhode Island a good place to grow jobs? Why? Yes, it’s a fantastic place to grow jobs...

COMPANY PRIORITY: Jeff Guilbert, product-quality leader at Amgen Rhode Island in West Greenwich, receives a flu shot from University of Rhode Island pharmacy student Kate Syder during one of the company’s in-office clinics this past fall. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

R.I. companies offering in-office flu shot clinics for employees

Health Services 12/22/2017

Health and wellness, specifically preventative care, is a major concern for companies throughout the year, but especially so during cold and flu season. It is...

STEPHANIE VITO, team leader in the corporate affairs division of Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island, was named 2017 BlueAngel of the Year by the company for donating $500 from BCBSRI to Children’s Friend, a Providence-based youth social services nonprofit organization. Pictured, from left, with the check: Carolyn Belisle, BCBSRI managing director of community relations; Vito; and Kim Keck, BCBSRI president and CEO. / COURTESY BLUE CROSS & BLUE SHIELD OF RHODE ISLAND

BCBSRI names Vito 2017 BlueAngel of the Year

Health Services 12/22/2017

PROVIDENCE – In its annual celebration of employees who give back to the community, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island named Stephanie...

AS CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER of YWCA Rhode Island, Meghan Grady is responsible for the day-to-day leadership and internal operations of the organization, which has an annual budget of $2.8 million and locations in Woonsocket, Central Falls, Providence and Coventry. / COURTESY MEGHAN GRADY

Five Questions With: Meghan Grady

In Their Own Words 12/22/2017

Meghan Grady joined YWCA Rhode Island as its chief operating officer in 2011. She is responsible for the day-to-day leadership and internal operations of...

ANTHONY J. SANTORO, professor, former president and founding dean of the Roger Williams University School of Law, speaks during a ceremony dedicating a law school classroom in his name. / COURTESY ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY

RWU School of Law classroom renamed for founding dean Anthony J....

Education 12/22/2017

BRISTOL – The name of professor Anthony J. Santoro, former Roger Williams University president and founding dean of its law school, will be emblazoned...

PICTURED AT INTERNATIONAL GAME Technology PLC's Breakfast with Santa are global solutions chairman Donald Sweitzer as Santa, his wife Sheri as Mrs. Clause and Hannah Wiczek, daughter of Angela Wiczek, IGT's vice president of corporate communications. / COURTESY INTERNATIONAL GAME TECHNOLOGY PLC

IGT Holiday Giving Campaign benefits multiple charities

Nonprofit 12/22/2017

PROVIDENCE – In its 2017 Holiday Giving Campaign, International Game Technology PLC supported multiple local nonprofit organizations, including the Rhode Island Community Food Bank,...

UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND seniors Rebecca Ralston, left, and Lindsey Chammas conduct an experiment in the biotechnology manufacturing lab at URI's Providence campus. / COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND/MICHAEL SALERNO

URI biotechnology manufacturing program celebrates 15th anniversary

Education 12/22/2017

PROVIDENCE – Celebrating the 15th year of its biotechnology manufacturing program, the University of Rhode Island looks back on the progress made by the...

TRIFECTA: Longtime friends, from left, Dom Hayman, Marvin Barksdale and Jasmine Beidleman are the co-owners of Rec Room PVD, a sports bar and restaurant launched Sept. 7 offering unique food and indoor entertainment, including live DJs and a bocce court. / COURTESY REC ROOM PVD/JULIA SCOTT

Sports, food and friends

Entrepreneurship 12/22/2017

Providence, one of New England’s foodie havens, has added another sports bar-cum-restaurant – Rec Room PVD. Launched Sept. 7, co-owners and longtime friends Marvin Barksdale,...

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