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Five Questions With: Dr. Bharat Ramratnam

Dr. Bharat Ramratnam serves as Lifespan Corp.’s chief science officer and medical director of the Lifespan Clinical Research Center. Along with these titles, Ramratnam...
HANDING OFF: Neil D. ­Steinberg has been CEO and president 
of the Rhode Island Foundation since 2008, but he’s ready 
to step down at the end of May. 
PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

Steinberg picked to lead Rhode Island Life Sciences Hub board

PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Life Sciences Hub is one step closer to becoming a reality after Gov. Daniel J. McKee announced Friday he...
REVIEW NEEDED: Alicia J. Samolis, chair of the labor and employment practice at Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP, says most businesses should take a closer look at their employee handbook after the latest ruling by the National Labor Relations Board. 

PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Work policies may need refresh after NLRB ruling

A recent National Labor Relations Board ruling may force employers of all sizes to rewrite their employee policy handbooks to meet a new legal...

City opens PILOT talks with Lifespan

While Providence Mayor Brett P. Smiley has celebrated the passage of the latest payment-in-lieu-of-taxes agreements with Providence’s four colleges and universities, uncertainties remain about...
REWARDING MOMENT: Associate professor Georges Tsafack, left, executive director of the University of Rhode Island’s Doctorate of Business Administration program, and associate professor Jessica Strübel, right, place a doctoral hood on Michael Toomey during a graduation ceremony in August. Toomey was one of six people who received a DBA in the inaugural class of the program. 
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A matter of degrees: Some R.I. colleges offer DBA

Having worked in health care marketing, Michael Toomey has noticed key differences in how medical and business professionals make decisions. “Through research and conducting tests,...
THE NEWPORT Island Harbor Resort has announced it is planning to temporarily lay off 136 employees./COURTESY GURNEY’S NEWPORT RESORT & MARINA

Newport Island Harbor Resort to temporarily lay off 136 employees

NEWPORT – The Newport Island Harbor Resort has announced it is planning to temporarily lay off 136 employees. The resort filed a Worker Adjustment and...

Judge rules downtown clothing store Franklin Rogers owes landlord $65K

PROVIDENCE – One of downtown's last remaining men's clothing shops has been evicted from its space and now owes its landlord thousands of dollars,...

Rhode Island Hospital receives $12M grant for opioid addiction research center

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island Hospital received a $12 million federal grant on Sept. 8 to continue The Center of Biomedical Research Excellence on Opioids...

Five Questions With: Anne Brown

With flu season in full swing, the most recent COVID-19 vaccines are available at CVS Health Corp. pharmacies across the U.S. Anne Brown, pharmacy...
AFTER DISCUSSIONS WITH the R.I. Office of General Treasurer, the Washington Trust Co. has agreed to take additional steps to advance more equitable housing and financing opportunities for Rhode Island residents. / PBN FILE PHOTO/SCOTT KINGSLEY

Washington Trust agrees to take additional actions to improve housing and...

PROVIDENCE – After reaching a $9 million settlement of redlining allegations by federal officials last week, The Washington Trust Co. has agreed to take...
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