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Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce to launch AI training course

PROVIDENCE – As businesses continue to grapple with the use of artificial intelligence technology, the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce is set to launch...

UMass Dartmouth students complete offshore wind training program

DARTMOUTH – A cohort of University of Massachusetts Dartmouth students have completed offshore wind training offered under a publicly funded workforce training initiative, the...
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RIHub to host inaugural Newport Investor Summit during Startup Week

PROVIDENCE – As RIHub prepares to kick off its fourth annual Startup Week on Sept. 20, an abundance of in-person events, including a celebratory...
HANGING ON: After successfully running her boutique business in Wayland Square in Providence for 46 years, F. Bianco of Rhode Island Inc. owner Florence Voccola said she’s been “hanging on by a thread” since the closure of the westbound side of the Washington Bridge in ­December.
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Grants, not loans, coming to aid businesses hurt by Washington Bridge...

In areas hardest hit by the Washington Bridge closure, many business owners have implored officials that it’s going to take more than a loan...
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Five Questions With: David Salvatore

David Salvatore | Executive director, The Providence Foundation 1. What are your goals as executive director of The Providence Foundation, and why are you...
WITCHY WOMAN: Katherine Preite realized her dream of owning an occult/metaphysical-themed shop when she opened La Strega Luna Boutique in Barrington in June. She is pictured with her son Domenic. 
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New boutique brings spiritual practices, items to Barrington

The metaphysical has long had a presence in Katherine Preite’s life. Growing up, she remembers that her grandmother “did a little folk magic here...
BUDDING BUSINESS: After honing her skills working at and managing other flower farms, Anna Jane Kocon opened Little State Flower Co. in Tiverton in 2014, which she owns and operates, with a focus on retail sales but also works with florists.
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Kocon combines creative, artistic side with farming skills to operate flower...

Though Anna Jane Kocon didn’t set out to become a flower farmer, it’s a profession that, in retrospect, feels like a natural marriage of her...

Wingspans wins global education technology award

PROVIDENCE – Adult education technology startup Wingspans received international honors and a $150,000 award in recognition and support of its “experience translator” platform. The Providence-based...
THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF RHODE ISLAND has the Rhode Island Promise scholarship, which allows qualified students to attend the school tuition-free, but Massachusetts has taken it a step further by making a community college education available tuition-free for any Massachusetts resident with a high school diploma. / COURTESY COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF RHODE ISLAND

Where does Mass. move to tuition-free community colleges leave R.I.?

Massachusetts has expanded its community college tuition-free program to cover all students this fall, but don't expect Rhode Island to follow suit anytime soon. State...

Bryant University names inaugural director of entrepreneurship center

SMITHFIELD – Kristie DeJesus, formerly the senior director of innovation and entrepreneurship at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, will spearhead Bryant University's efforts to foster its...
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