Patricia Daddona, Author at Providence Business News

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Amica donates to Jimmy Fund

Nonprofit 05/09/2014

LINCOLN – Amica Insurance is donating $10,000 to The Jimmy Fund during a check presentation at the 7th Annual Tame the Tigers golf tournament,...

RIPTA, partners promoting breast cancer awareness

Nonprofit 05/09/2014

PAWTUCKET – R.I. Public Transit Authority is partnering with the Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Resource Foundation and Clear Channel to promote breast cancer awareness...

Food bank gets 15,000 pound of apples

Nonprofit 05/09/2014

PROVIDENCE – Fifteen thousand pounds of Washington state apples arrived at the Rhode Island Community Food Bank on May 2, a donation facilitated by...

TWO NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS players, cornerback Kyle Arrington, left, and wide receiver Matthew Slater, sixth from left, greet this year's top six fund-raising players from North Attleboro Middle School, which raised more than $95,000 in an American Heart Association fund raiser. / COURTESY PATRICIA HITCHCOCK

North Attleboro kids <Br> raise funds, meet Patriots

Nonprofit 05/09/2014

NORTH ATTLEBORO – North Attleboro Middle School has raised more than $95,000 in a Hoops For Heart – American Heart Association fundraiser. Held on April...

PROVIDENCE MAYOR ANGEL TAVERAS and Brown University President Christina H. Paxson announced plans Tuesday to revitalize the Thayer Street district with a miniature park, wider sidewalks and landscaping. Above, a rendering of what the proposed 'parklet' could look like. / COURTESY CITY OF PROVIDENCE

City, Brown University announce plans to improve Thayer district

Economic Activity 05/06/2014

(Updated, 2:25 p.m.) PROVIDENCE – A miniature park near the Brown Bookstore on Thayer Street and wider sidewalks are among the improvements slated for the...

GOV. LINCOLN D. CHAFEE and state legislators on Monday will unveil findings of the College and University Research Collaborative, a two-year venture funded by the state of Rhode Island and the nonprofit Rhode Island Foundation to provide data that policymakers can use to form economic development initiatives.

How to grow R.I. economy focus of Collaborative research findings

Economic Activity 05/05/2014

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island could develop an alliance between higher education and industry that may help expand manufacturing and engineering here, according to academic...

COLLECTIVE THOUGHT: Christopher Guilmette, left, a 2012 Tech Collective Graduate Fellowship Program alum and Atrion SMB employee, with dedicated-service engineer Anel Perez. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Tech Collective fellowship a path to employment

Education 05/03/2014

Chris Guilmette, a recent graduate of the New England Institute of Technology, likes to solve technical computer problems. Affinity for the work and getting a...

Colleges work to lure students

Education 05/03/2014

Local colleges seeing undergraduate applicant pools increase for the Class of 2018 credit aggressive, targeted efforts to attract prospective students, including from out of...

"Our parents instilled a culture of volunteerism in us during our elementary school years."

Five Questions With: Gail Lowney Alofsin

In Their Own Words 05/02/2014

Gail Lowney Alofsin is director of corporate partnerships for the Newport Harbor Corp., an adjunct professor at the Harrington School of the University of...