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THE BIG ISSUES: A second panel at PBN’s 2021 Fall Health Care Summit talks about health equity, access and affordability. From top is moderator PBN Editor Michael Mello; Dr. Claire Levesque, chief medical officer for commercial products at Point32Health; Dr. Raymond Powrie, chief clinical officer and executive chief of medicine at the Care New England Health System; Dr. Al Kurose, a founder and president of Coastal Medical Inc. and senior vice president for primary care and population health at Lifespan Corp.; and R.I. Health Insurance Commissioner Patrick Tigue.

Health care panel: Pandemic has magnified affordability, access issues

Coronavirus 10/29/2021

As the country adapts to live alongside COVID-19, affordability of care, mental health concerns, supporting underserved populations and continued vaccine outreach remain areas in...

State launches COVID-19 “Test to Stay” pilot in Westerly schools

Coronavirus 10/27/2021

WESTERLY – Westerly became the first community in the state on Wednesday to implement a pilot program allowing students to continue coming to school...

401 Tech Bridge, MassChallenge start first cohort in blue accelerator program

Entrepreneurship 10/27/2021

PORTSMOUTH – A group of sixteen startups and fellows covering more than 10 areas of the blue economy embarked on an eight-week MassChallenge and...

Aura’s Chocolate Bar lands $8K Sam Adams grant

Entrepreneurship 10/25/2021

CRANSTON – Fifteen years ago, Aura Fajardo Quintero, a graphic designer, never imagined herself working with chocolate. Now, Fajardo Quintero owns a growing chocolate...

R.I. Foundation releases spending recommendations for ARPA funds

Coronavirus 10/19/2021

PROVIDENCE – Housing, behavioral health, workforce development and small business took top priority in the Rhode Island Foundation’s recommendations for spending the state’s American...

Tourism desperate to get ARPA aid

Government 10/15/2021

A proposed $13 million investment in Rhode Island’s travel, tourism and events sectors would come as a well-timed boost, according to tourism leaders, but...

OUT-OF-OFFICE ISSUES: Panelists at the Cybersecurity Summit discuss how to keep a secure system while employees are working remotely. Clockwise from top left: Anthony Siravo, chief information security officer at Lifespan Corp.; Daniel Andrea, a partner and director of information systems at Kahn, Litwin, Renza & Co. Ltd.; Linn Freedman, chair of the data privacy and cybersecurity team at Robinson & Cole LLP; moderator Eric Shorr, president of Secure Future Tech Solutions; and John Sullivan, executive vice president and chief information officer at BankNewport.

Weak points caused by remote work can be fortified

PBN Summit 10/15/2021

With a larger remote workforce comes more opportunities for cybercriminals to steal sensitive data. But amid a rise in attacks, businesses need to put...

AT THE READY: Eileen Crudele, director of special education at Smithfield Public Schools, says each school has a full-time psychologist, and there are five social workers to handle an uptick in mental health issues among students. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Mental health concerns intensify in classroom

Coronavirus 10/15/2021

Over the years, school administrators and mental health professionals have noticed a steady increase in mental health issues among young children and teens. For...

Endowments swell at Brown, other R.I. colleges

Education 10/14/2021

PROVIDENCE – As global financial markets boost college endowments around the country, Brown University saw an "extraordinary single-year return" of 51.5% for fiscal 2021,...