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Ben-Artzi receives $25K grant to write a book on foreign-development aid

RUTH BEN-ARTZI, an associate professor of political science at Providence College, has received a grant from the Smith Richardson Foundation to write a book...
DOTTIE NIGRELLI is the manager of the Randall, Realtors office in the Watch Hill section of Westerly. / COURTESY RANDALL, REALTORS

Five Questions With: Dottie Nigrelli

Dottie Nigrelli, the manager of the Randall, Realtors office in the Watch Hill section of Westerly, recently represented the sellers of a $1.25 million condominium, capping...
BRIAN JEPSON is a co-founder of technology group Providence Geeks. / COURTESY BRIAN JEPSON

Five Questions With: Brian Jepson

Providence Geeks and its technology meetups – rich with food, knowledge and networking – celebrates its 12-year anniversary next month. Providence Business News spoke...
DOUG SABETTI is the owner and founder of Newport Solar. / COURTESY NEWPORT SOLAR

Five Questions With: Doug Sabetti

The financing of the domestic solar industry has become more complicated. The Trump administration last week put a new 30 percent tax on imported...
KEVIN SPLAINE was recently named executive vice president of care integration and management at Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island. / COURTESY BCBSRI

Five Questions With: Kevin Splaine

Kevin Splaine, recently named executive vice president of care integration and management at Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island, is now leading...
ALYSSA DANIELSON is a co-founder of The Abandoned Dogs of RI Rescue, a nonprofit, no-kill animal rescue center in Burrillville. / COURTESY ALYSSA DANIELSON

Five Questions With: Alyssa Danielson

Alyssa Danielson has always been an animal lover and activist. Knowing from a young age she wanted to help animals, she began her career...

DeBlois wins enrichment prize from Rhode Island Foundation

ROB DEBLOIS, principal of The UCAP School, formerly the Urban Collaborative Accelerated Program, recently won the inaugural Murray Family Prize for Enrichment from the...
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Five Questions With Thomas L. Dwyer

1. You plan to retire at the end of the 2017-18 academic year after 40 years at Johnson & Wales University. How has the...
REP. JOSEPH M. MCNAMARA, D-Warwick, has introduced a bill aimed at helping the physically disabled and seniors remain in their homes by providing a tax credit for improvements made to houses to make them more accessible. / COURTESY R.I. GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Five Questions With: Joseph M. McNamara

Rhode Island has an aging population and one of the oldest housing stocks in the country. To help the physically disabled and seniors remain in...
NEAL B. HARRELL JR. is the president of Brooks Marine Group, a marine-management recruiter based in Newport. / COURTESY BROOKS MARINE GROUP

Five Questions With: Neal B. Harrell Jr.

In Rhode Island, how do the old (boatbuilding) and new (technology) sync?  Home to yacht-design master Nathaniel Herreshoff, the Herreshoff Marine Museum/America’s Cup Hall of...
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