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R.I. EDUCATION COMMISSIONER Angélica Infante-Green wanted the business community to be involved in improving the public schools in Providence three years ago. Now a new public policy report has, in part, renewed those calls but on a statewide basis. PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Calls renewed for business community to help with schools

Three years after R.I. Education Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green led the takeover of Providence’s failing schools with a plan that included the involvement of the...

Innovate Newport to host blue tech pitch session in November

NEWPORT – Blue tech companies are invited to take their ventures to the "Piranha Pond" next month at Innovate Newport. Inspired by the popular "Shark Tank"...

Innovation Studio, AAA Northeast launch new accelerator for EV ventures

PROVIDENCE – Electric vehicle-focused entrepreneurs will soon have their own accelerator program, DRIVING 2043, launched in a partnership between Innovation Studio and AAA Northeast. “What and how we drive...

Pure Haven appoints new CEO

JOHNSTON – Longtime operations, sales and product development leader Miranda Inglis has been appointed CEO of Pure Haven manufacturing company. Inglis joined Pure Haven in 2014 as an...

401 Tech Bridge names 26 startups to 2022 Blue Tech Cohort

PORTSMOUTH – Twenty-six maritime startups will take part in 401 Tech Bridge’s upcoming Blue Tech Spring Cohort, the economic development service announced on Tuesday. The...

Virgin Pulse launches digital platform to simplify health care navigation

PROVIDENCE – A new digital platform launched by Virgin Pulse Inc. is seeking to simplify health care navigation and help patients find the most...

Polaris MEP nets $6M grant, renews federal partnership

PROVIDENCE – Polaris MEP has secured a $6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology, renewing its...
CYBER SPECIALISTS: Roger Williams University professor of cybersecurity Doug White, middle, speaks during a Q&A session at the end of Providence Business News’ 2022 Cybersecurity Summit at the Crowne Plaza Providence-Warwick on Oct. 6. At left is Linn F. Freedman, a certified information privacy professional and U.S. chair of data privacy and the cybersecurity team at Robinson & Cole LLP. At right is Shakour A. Abuzneid, a professor of cybersecurity and networking and incoming program director at RWU. 
PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

Panel: In fending off cyberattacks, prevention isn’t nearly enough

While common security measures can help companies and their employees avoid becoming victims of cybercrime, they aren’t foolproof, said Shakour A. Abuzneid, a professor...
CRIMINAL MINDSET: Lisa A. Shorr, left, vice president at Secure Future Tech Solutions, and Eric M. Shorr, Secure Future Tech president, say cyber wrongdoers often take advantage of habits that office workers think are harmless. 
PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

PBN Summit: Best protection might come from thinking like hackers

Desktop computers left logged in over the weekend. Laptops and flash drives left unattended on desks. Sticky notes with email and system logins stuck...

McKee, Kalus spar from afar over energy rate hikes

LINCOLN – Republican gubernatorial candidate Ashley Kalus on Thursday renewed her call for Gov. Daniel J. McKee to roll back this winter's expected rate...
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