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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Brown endowment hits $3.5B
PROVIDENCE - Brown University's endowment rose to $3.5 billion by the end of the 2017 fiscal year - a 13.4 percent increase year over...
Rhode Island Foundation awards 5 best practice awards to local nonprofits
PROVIDENCE – Five Rhode Island-based nonprofits will receive 2017 Best Practice awards from the Rhode Island Foundation Tuesday, according to a Monday statement by the...
RWU, Grupo Puntacana build D.R.’s first commercial fish hatchery
BRISTOL – The Dominican Republic’s first commercial fish hatchery will be built through a partnership between Roger Williams University and Grupo Puntacana Foundation, the...
Five Questions With: Sheila Catherine
Sheila Catherine is the owner of Highlights Salon in East Greenwich. She, and co-founders Dorothy White and Laurie Pichette, launched annual charity fashion show...
Festival Ballet Providence announces 40th anniversary season
PROVIDENCE – In celebration of its 40th anniversary, Providence-based nonprofit Festival Ballet Providence has put together a schedule of more than 40 shows and...
Farrell named next head of school at Sophia Academy
PROVIDENCE – Maura L. Farrell has been named the next head of school at Sophia Academy, according to a late September release by the...
Southcoast Smiles hosts 10th annual Dentistry from the Heart
SEEKONK – Local high school students and dental professionals from Southcoast Smiles will join forces to provide free dental care to those in need...
3 R.I. schools given 2017 Blue Ribbon honor
PROVIDENCE – Three Rhode Island-based schools have been named 2017 National Blue Ribbon Schools according to the Rhode Island Department of Education Thursday.
The schools -...
CCRI announces largest individual gift ever 1 week after previous largest...
WARWICK - On Wednesday morning the Community College of Rhode Island announced the largest individual gift in its 53-year history - $650,000 from the...
More students won’t push bottom line for CCRI
WARWICK – Passage of the Rhode Island Promise Scholarship led more than 1,400 first-time, full-time students to enroll at the Community College of Rhode...
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