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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Business forum to focus on adding value to business now, not...
Six months in the making, the Business Value Forum has launched with the aim of helping Rhode Island business owners inject value into their...
BayCoast donation boosts Fall River charter school capital campaign
SWANSEA, Mass. - Three-year-old, tuition-free charter school, Argosy Collegiate Charter School, received a $130,000 leadership grant from BayCoast Bank in support of its $2.3...
$19M in NSF funding awarded to URI Narragansett Bay research initiative
PROVIDENCE - Consortium for Coastal Ecology Assessment, Innovation, and Modeling, or C-AIM, a University of Rhode Island research initiative measuring the ecological health of Narragansett...
Vote for “Best Rhode Island Attraction”
BRISTOL - Want to know where to stop on your next #ChooseRI day trip? USA Today can help.
The national media outlet on Friday launched...
Impact Tours see Collette tourists give back
PAWTUCKET - Collette recently concluded its first Impact Tour, a new model of guided international sightseeing trip which includes charity work in local neighborhoods,...
Tuition, fees up at Rhode Island colleges, universities
In the fall, Rhode Island’s public-college students will find their education a little more expensive. The fiscal year 2018 state budget included across-the-board tuition...
Avedisian named president of CCRI Foundation
WARWICK – Mayor Scott Avedisian has been named president of the Community College of Rhode Island Foundation, along with the appointment of John Hazen...
Five Questions With: Brenda S. Nienhouse
With more than 30 years of leadership experience in the arts, Brenda S. Nienhouse, executive director of the Newport Opera House Theater & Performing...
8th annual Woony River Ride Bike-a-thon to take place Sept....
PROVIDENCE – Presented by the Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council, the eighth annual Woony River Ride Bike-a-thon will take place on Saturday, Sept. 16 along...
Rhode Island Foundation offering grants to benefit Latino community
PROVIDENCE – The deadline for applications to the Rhode Island Foundation for grants in support of the local Latino community through the Juanita Sánchez...
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