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MIKE GERHARDT HAS BEEN named interim director of the Providence Athenaeum. / COURTESY PROVIDENCE ATHENAEUM

Providence Athenaeum names interim executive director

Nonprofit 02/05/2015

PROVIDENCE - The Providence Athenaeum expects to hire a permanent executive director by the end of May but has hired Mike Gerhardt in an...

THE CVS Health Foundation is committing $5 million to the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids over five years to launch a grant program to help the next generation reduce tobacco use.

CVS Health committing $5M to launch program to reduce tobacco use

Economic Activity 02/05/2015

WOONSOCKET – On the anniversary of its first year quitting the sale of tobacco products at CVS pharmacies, the CVS Health Foundation announced Thursday...

LOCAL DEVELOPER JOSEPH R. PAOLINO JR. says that he has an agreement with Newport Grand owner Diane Hurley to purchase the Newport gaming facility. In May, Paolino, along with Peter de Savary and Paul Roiff proposed buying Newport Grand and sinking roughly $40 million into it to upgrade its appearance and entertainment offerings. / COURTESY NORTHEAST COLLABORATIVE ARCHITECTS

Paolino reaches deal to buy Newport Grand

Economic Activity 02/04/2015

PROVIDENCE – Providence developer Joseph R. Paolino Jr. has an agreement to purchase Newport Grand from owner Diane Hurley, Paolino said late Wednesday. “They have...

THE HYATT REGENCY NEWPORT has a clear view of the harbor and the Pell Bridge to Jamestown, one of the many qualities of the city's hotels that helped it rank No. 17 on Trivago.com's list of the Top 50 Cities to Stay in the United States. / COURTESY JOHN BELLENIS

Newport Named a Top 20 City to Stay for 2015 by...

Hospitality & Tourism 02/03/2015

NEWPORT – Trivago.com, a hotel search site, has ranked Newport No. 17 on a list of America’s “Top 50 Cities to Stay” for 2015. Trivago’s...

THE THUNDERMIST Health Center will launch a three-year plan to bring community health access teams to communities it serves using three grants totaling $390,000 from the Jessie B. Cox Charitable Trust.

Thundermist receives $390K grant for community health access teams

Health Services 02/03/2015

WARWICK – The Thundermist Health Center will launch a three-year plan to bring community health access teams to communities it serves using three grants...

SAFETY FIRST: Find Me Safety co-founders Kim Fuller, left, and Tammy Fuller, center, with Gerald Deane. The app was launched in 2013. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Safety app designed to stand out in crowded field

Entrepreneurship 01/31/2015

The Find Me Safety app, the brainchild of a Lincoln-based entrepreneur and her cousin, is not alone in the evolving universe of mobile-phone applications...

DIGGING OUT: A man uses a snowblower to help clear the sidewalk on Dorrance St. in Providence during last week’s blizzard. / PBN PHOTO/FRANK MULLIN

Firms weather storm-related blows

Hospitality & Tourism 01/31/2015

Whether companies try or not to budget for major storms that shut down commerce, those reached on Jan. 28, the day after blizzard Juno’s...

INCLUDING STUDENTS: Kim Scuito, a fourth-grade teacher at the Grace School, works with student Yolanny Estevez. The division of Meeting Street works toward an inclusive approach for students with disabilities. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Grace makes inclusion model for other schools

Entrepreneurship 01/31/2015

Some Rhode Island public and private schools are fully inclusive for those with and without special needs, but the private Grace School, a division...

Twin River bets customer service will fuel growth

Government 01/31/2015

John E. Taylor Jr., chairman of the board for Twin River Worldwide Holdings, parent company for Lincoln’s Twin River, has helped develop a diversification...

THE WELLNESS CENTER uncovered the need for emotional support. It is difficult to pick just one program, since all our programs are well-attended. However, our longest running program is our drop-in support group, which began when the Wellness Center first opened.

Five Questions With: Maria Gemma-Corcelli

In Their Own Words 01/30/2015

Maria Gemma-Corcelli is executive director of the Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Resource Foundation, which was established in 2004 in memory of Gloria Gemma, two...

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