Prepare for the worst on cybercrime
Cyber-related crimes have become almost daily news locally and across the country because their prevalence is rising.
FBI-confirmed internet crime cases jumped 28% in 2023,...
What happens when nonprofits struggle to hire fundraisers, financial professionals?
COVID-19 may be in the rearview mirror for most, but it’s left Rhode Island’s nonprofits with a rocky, challenging road to navigate.
A 2024 survey...
Without state help, arts groups paint dire financial picture
FACING A FALL SEASON with little financial help from the state, arts and cultural organizations across Rhode Island are paring down operations, scrambling to...
United Way of R.I.’s Alliance for Nonprofit Impact offers a new...
FOUR YEARS AFTER United Way of Rhode Island Inc. launched a special online fundraising day to support local nonprofits, local organizations are now in...
5Q: Courtney Bourns
Courtney Bourns | Executive director, Grantmakers Council of Rhode Island
1. When you were first brought aboard at the council, board President Thomas Brendler...
She used creative instinct to craft a design-build firm
Anyone who’s building a new house, redoing a kitchen, even freshening up a lowly mudroom knows the process all seems straightforward until it’s time...
Five Questions With: Erin Donovan Boyle
Erin Donovan Boyle | CEO and president, Greater Newport Chamber of Commerce
1. What are the biggest challenges facing both the Newport County and...
Embrace those who challenge
Matt Watson | Polaris MEP center director
It's not news that people have a tendency to steer clear of change.
Yet that’s what working with the...
R.I. Commerce awarded $160K from SBA to support underserved communities
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Commerce Corp. has been awarded nearly $160,000 from the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Federal and State Technology Partnership Program to...
Marquis, Williams among 24 honorees for PBN’s 2024 Manufacturing Awards
PROVIDENCE – Dave Marquis, president and co-owner of Lincoln-based ChemArt Co., has been named the 2024 Strategic Leadership Award winner for Providence Business News’...
