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

BROWN UNIVERSITY and the Pokanoket Native American tribe have agreed to move a portion of land the tribe has occupied for a month in Bristol into a preservation trust to allow for access by the tribe and other Native American tribes with historical claims on the land. / PHOTO COURTESY BROWN UNIVERSITY

Land trust agreed upon by Pokanoket, Brown for Bristol land

People 09/25/2017

PROVIDENCE – After 37 days of encampment on Brown University land in Bristol, the Pokanoket Native American group and Ivy League university have agreed...

JOE GEBBIA, co-founder of Airbnb and a RISD graduate, said his time at the Providence-based design school helped him grow the accommodation sharing company./COURTESY GREATER PROVIDENCE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE/ CONSTANCE BROWN

R.I. Airbnb hosts rake in $10.8M over summer season

Economic Activity 09/25/2017

PROVIDENCE - Local Airbnb Inc. hosts booked stays for 52,900 incoming individuals netting $10.8 million between Memorial Day and Labor Day according to a report released...

POSITIVE VIBES: According to results from the Providence Business News Summer 2017 Business Survey, local business owners are optimistic about the future of their businesses and the statewide economy, despite ongoing concerns about finding qualified workers and managing rising health care costs. / PBN GRAPHIC/ANNE EWING & LISA LAGRECA

Strong quarterly results help fuel R.I. business owners’ faith in local...

Economic Activity 09/22/2017

Optimism reigns among Rhode Island business owners about the future for their businesses and the statewide economy, despite ongoing concerns about finding qualified workers...

OPIOID ALTERNATIVE: Dr. Benjamin Algiere, owner of Algiere Chiropractic in Richmond, opened his practice eight months ago. He says many patients worry about building up a tolerance for opioids and would prefer alternative treatment. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Chiropractic coverage mandated for substance disorders

Government 09/22/2017

Opioids may have been the first path many of Dr. Benjamin Algiere’s patients took for pain relief, but he hopes it’s not their last. A...

FULL SPEED AHEAD: Sightsailing of Newport’s three-boat fleet averages up to 800 sails each year. Founder John Hirschler started the company in 1990. / PBN FILE PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Newport sights still attract

Entrepreneurship 09/22/2017

For 27 years John Hirschler, owner of Sightsailing of Newport, has introduced tourists, residents and the curious to the beauty of Newport from the...

BROWN UNIVERSITY IS among 10 schools chosen across the nation to host sites for the Association of American Colleges & Universities' Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation pilot program. / COURTESY BROWN UNIVERSITY

AAC&U selects Brown for Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation program

Education 09/22/2017

PROVIDENCE – Washington, D.C.-based Association of American Colleges & Universities announced in August Brown University is among 10 schools chosen across the nation to...

ERIC F. BRONSON is the dean of the School of Justice Studies at Roger Williams University. / COURTESY ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY

Five Questions With: Eric F. Bronson

Education 09/22/2017

Eric F. Bronson, Roger Williams University dean of the School of Justice Studies as of July, worked as the director of criminal justice and...

Trinity Rep announces ‘Pay What You Can’ program for upcoming season

Nonprofit 09/22/2017

PROVIDENCE – In line with its “Pay What You Can” program, on the first Thursday of every production in the upcoming 54th Trinity Repertory...

UMass Dartmouth to host third substance-use disorder summit

Education 09/22/2017

DARTMOUTH – The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth’s College of Nursing and Leduc Center for Civic Engagement announced in a statement earlier this week they...