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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
RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE President Frank D. Sánchez was in attendance during an Aug. 5 meeting in which RIC representatives and local elected officials agreed upon the expansion of a school parking lot that encroaches on a residential neighborhood. /PBN FILE PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

Rhode Island College addresses concerns over parking lot

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island College representatives and local elected officials agreed upon the expansion of a school parking lot that encroaches on a residential...
NEWPORT HISTORICAL SOCIETY is hosting a walking tour Aug. 19, running from Spring Street to Touro Park, exploring the city's Colonial origins. /COURTESY NEWPORT HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Colonial origins on display at Newport Historical Society

NEWPORT – Newport Historical Society’s August tour of the month, Spring Forth: A Walking Tour of Newport’s Colonial Origins, will include explanation of the...
CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER of Bristol County recently celebrated 10 years of helping children and families who have experienced sexual abuse, severe physical abuse or witnessed violence.

Children’s Advocacy Center of Bristol County celebrates 10 years

FALL RIVER – On July 31, the Children’s Advocacy Center of Bristol County celebrated 10 years helping children and families who have experienced sexual...

Tourism funding frustration grows

The fiscal 2018 budget finally signed into law by Gov. Gina M. Raimondo Aug. 3 again shifts tourism funding, and some regional council directors...
MEETING SPACE: J.R. Pagliarini manages the Ireland West International Trade Centre, a Providence-based business space for Irish companies to meet with U.S.-based firms in an effort to expand to the U.S. market. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

R.I. base for Irish businesses

As head of enterprise with the Sligo County Council in Sligo, Ireland, John Reilly helps Irish micro-businesses, those with 10 or fewer employees, grow. He...

150-499 Employees | 4 | Dominion Diagnostics LLC | Wellness partnerships...

CEO (or equivalent): Robert M. Garvey Jr. Number of employees: 272 Dominion Diagnostics LLC’s Achieve Health & Wellness Program includes financial incentives for employees who get...
ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY graduates entered the job market carrying more student debt than graduates from any other university in the state. /COURTESY ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY

Rhode Island ranks in U.S. top 10 for most student loan...

PROVIDENCE – Students graduating from Rhode Island-based four-year public and nonprofit private colleges and universities in 2016 entered the job market carrying the nation’s...

$394K Real Jobs RI grant awarded to Westerly Education Center

WESTERLY – On Tuesday the Westerly Education Center announced it received a $394,124 Real Jobs Rhode Island grant to develop a job training program for...
COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF RHODE ISLAND'S Knight campus in Warwick. /COURTESY COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF RHODE ISLAND

CCRI hosts R.I. Promise enrollment days

WARWICK - On August 10 and 17 the Community College of Rhode Island will host information sessions for prospective students looking to enroll through...
SHANNON GAMACHE SCURRY has been named Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Ocean State’s new director of development and community relations. /COURTESY BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF THE OCEAN STATE

BBBSOS hires new director of development and community relations

PROVIDENCE – Shannon Gamache Scurry has been named Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Ocean State’s new director of development and community relations, according...
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