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South Coast Health names seasoned employee executive chief of heart and...

FALL RIVER – Dr. Richard Pin is the new executive chief of South Coast Health's heart health & vascular program. Pin graduated first in his...

East Providence passes tax exemption for owner-occupied business properties

EAST PROVIDENCE – Residents who live and operate a business on an affordable housing deed-restricted property are eligible for a new tax break under...
TIME CONSCIOUS: Barry Dejasu of East Providence waits at Kennedy Plaza to make his R.I. Public Transit Authority bus home after arriving on a bus from Warwick, where he works. RIPTA service changes have made his commute longer and more complex.
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WEAKENED CONNECTIONS: RIPTA’s service cuts disrupting sectors of R.I. workforce

For years, East Providence resident Barry Dejasu’s commute to Warwick followed the same routine: Leave the house at around 7:30 a.m., walk to the...
CUSTOM DESIGN: Jon Backner, left, vice president and chief financial officer at jewelry box and packaging manufacturer Fuller Box Co. in Central Falls, and Tom Mercer, vice president of sales, show off one of the company’s products.  
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MEET THE MAKERS: Customer service, flexibility keep Fuller from getting boxed...

(Editor’s note: This is the 42nd installment in a monthly series highlighting some of the region’s unsung manufacturers that make products essential to the...
HERE TO HELP: Annajane Yolken, center liaison and director of strategy, at Project Weber/RENEW’s overdose prevention center in Providence, which has been open for a year. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

First-year data signals success at harm reduction center

When Rhode Island became the first state in the U.S. to authorize a government-regulated overdose prevention center in 2021, the novel nature of the...
AN ­EVOLUTION: Kristen Regine, a Rhode Island College marketing professor, says colleges are adding more data courses with a focus on analytics as social media continues to gain in importance in marketing. 
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Colleges embrace creator economy curriculum

Ten years ago, most social media marketing education focused intensely on controlling a brand’s messaging. Today, it’s been reimagined to prepare students for “a creator...

Rhode Island Public Health Institute appoints Chowdhry as medical director

PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Public Health Institute, which operates Open Door Health, has named Dr. Sapna Chowdhry as medical director of the overall organization and...

Centurion secures bond agreements, poised to close deal on Roger Williams,...

PROVIDENCE – After a yearslong struggle to acquire Roger Williams Medical Center and Our Lady of Fatima Hospital, nonprofit suitor The Centurion Foundation has...

CWTheaters cinema, bowling alley in Lincoln to shutter this weekend

LINCOLN – After almost 21 years in business, the CWTheaters Lincoln Mall 16 cinema and CW Lanes & Games bowling alley will shutter this...

Thousands of R.I. residents remain without power Tuesday

PROVIDENCE – Thousands of Rhode Island Energy customers are still without power Tuesday after a historic blizzard on Monday dropped record amounts of snow...
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