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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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...
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 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...
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...
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...
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...
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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