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Five Questions With: Todd Flaherty
(Corrected, 10 a.m.)
Todd Flaherty is president and CEO of The College Crusade, a Providence nonprofit that works to reduce high school dropout rates and...
Pages to Paychecks gets $12,000 grant
The Sisters of Mercy Northeast Community Leadership Team recently stopped by the Re-Focus Community Centers in Providence to present the organization with a $12,000...
Library, association promote hearing awareness
CRANSTON – The Cranston Public Library and the Hearing Loss Association of Rhode Island are collaborating to promote awareness of hearing loss in honor...
Women’s Fund Rhode Island awards $40K in grants
PROVIDENCE – The Women’s Fund Rhode Island, which works to eliminate gender inequality through systematic change, on Friday awarded six Rhode Island organizations a...
Trinity Rep announces under-35 program
PROVIDENCE – In order to more easily young people the chance to afford theater tickets, Trinity Repertory Co. has announced its Under35@TRC membership program....
EDC, RWU team up for urban revitalization program
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Economic Development Corporation and Roger Williams University are teaming up for an urban revitalization program focused on small business support...
Tourism campaigns should include long-term strategies, say feds
PAWTUCKET – Destination management companies and tourism-related businesses shouldn’t be relying on marketing efforts alone to attract visitors and should instead be incorporating long-term...
JH Partners acquires financial interest in Alex and Ani
CRANSTON – Alex and Ani LLC, jewelry designer and retailer, has announced that JH Partners LLC, a private equity firm that specializes in growth...
Bryant renames Institute for Public Leadership on $1M Hassenfeld gift
SMITHFIELD – Hassenfeld Family Initiatives LLC has donated $1 million to Bryant University in support of the Bryant Institute for Public Leadership which will...
Pawtucket Foundation in no hurry to replace Mann
When Thomas Mann Jr. announced earlier this month that he was relinquishing his post as executive director at The Pawtucket Foundation, it coincided with...













