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Five Questions With: Marie Bernardo-Sousa

Marie Bernardo-Sousa is the president of Johnson & Wales University’s Providence campus. She recently announced that she will retire in August after being with...

Five Questions With: Jeffrey Rossi

Jeffrey Rossi, a certified public accountant, currently leads the consumer and industrial practice, as well as the transaction advisory services practice, for New England...

Do you expect Rhode Island to avoid a recession this year?

With stocks recovering from tariff-induced lows and inflation cooling, can the Rhode Island economy avoid a recession this year? There are economic signs to suggest...

Five Questions With: Jill Sutton

Jill Sutton is the owner and president of Lofty Ambitions LLC, a Rhode Island company focused primarily on the renovation and transformation of historic...

Five Questions With: Dr. Zobeida Diaz

May is recognized as Mental Health Awareness Month. Mental health is considered one of the main complications of pregnancy and the postpartum period. Dr. Zobeida...

Will Pawtucket’s new soccer stadium make up for the loss of...

An announced sell-out crowd of 10,700 filled Pawtucket’s Centreville Bank Stadium for Rhode Island FC’s home opener. The May 3 scoreless draw did not dampen...

Five Questions With: Pam Johnston

Pam Johnston is the CEO and president of the newly merged Rhode Island PBS/The Public’s Radio media organization. Johnston came to Rhode Island after...
BACK ON THE MENU: Michael Durrett Jr. and Carolyn Durrett purchased the Becky’s BBQ smokehouse restaurant in Middletown last year following the retirement of the former longtime owner, and they have breathed new life into the neighborhood favorite after reopening in August.
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Everybody’s Business: Durrett brings Carolina flavor to Becky’s BBQ in Middletown

(Editor’s note: This is the 57th installment in a monthly series speaking with minority business owners and leaders. Each will be asked their views...
Heather Hole Strout

Strout receives community service award from Newport Mental Health

HEATHER HOLE STROUT, executive director for the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center in Newport, received the Outstanding Community Service Award from Newport...
James 
Toner

R.I. recycling reality: System in need of change

In my 15 years at the International Bottled Water Association, I’ve seen remarkable changes across the industry, be it brands, distribution, manufacturing or materials...
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