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Five Questions With: Dr. Thomas Mancini

Known for his medical missionary work and as the founder of Clinics of Hope, Dr. Thomas Mancini has been dividing his time between his...

Five Questions With: Miki Ohlsen

Miki Ohlsen is the artistic director the Newport-based contemporary ballet company Island Moving Company, a position she has held since its inception in 1982....
BUSINESS EXPANSION: Thomas Hoagland, executive director of the Providence Business Loan Fund, speaks with Kathy Cosentino, assistant director for business development. 
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Five Questions With Thomas Hoagland

5Q: Thomas Hoagland | Executive director, Providence Business Loan Fund 1. How many active loans does PBLF have, and what are they worth collectively?...

Five Questions With: Brent Runyon

The Providence Preservation Society has chosen the Paterson Park neighborhood, part of the Blackstone Park Historic District, as the location for its 39th Festival...
TUNI SCHARTNER has been hired as executive director for Venture Cafe Providence. / PBN FILE PHOTO/DAVE HANSEN

Five Questions With: Tuni Schartner

The transforming of a historic school building into a co-working and meeting space in Newport is wrapping up, with a May 1 opening on...

Five Questions With: Mark K. W. Gim

Mark K. W. Gim is responsible for overseeing the strategic planning process and daily operations of key business lines at Westerly-based The Washington Trust...

Five Questions With: Constantine Gatsonis

Constantine Gatsonis, a Henry Ledyard Goddard University professor of biostatistics, joined the Brown University faculty in 1995. He is the founding director of the Center for...

Five Questions With: Richard M. Locke

Brown University Provost Richard M. Locke, a professor of political science and international and public affairs was recently awarded a $100,000 grant for his...

Junior Achievement of Rhode Island named peak performer

LEE LEWIS is the president of Junior Achievement of Rhode Island, a Warwick-based nonprofit that provides K-12 students with skills and knowledge in workforce...
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Five Questions With Dr. Nicole Alexander-Scott

5Q: Dr. Nicole Alexander-Scott | Director, R.I. Department of Health 1. What do residents who live in a state-designated “health equity zone” get that...
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