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APPROXIMATELY 200 PEOPLE attended Thursday's Providence Business News' C-Suite Awards ceremony at the Crowne Plaza Providence-Warwick in Warwick. / PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

PBN’s C-Suite honorees recognized for efforts as innovators, leaders

WARWICK – Cathy Duquette, in both work and life, lives by the phrase “verify, then trust.” Duquette, Lifespan Corp.’s executive vice president of quality and...
PROVIDENCE BUSINESS NEWS has announced 69 honorees for its 2022 Best Places to Work Awards program.

PBN announces 2022 Best Places to Work honorees

PROVIDENCE – Sixty-nine honorees have been named by Providence Business News for its 2022 Best Places to Work Awards program. Each of the companies and...

Report: Small businesses concerned over inflation, supply chain issues, labor costs

PROVIDENCE – Inflation, supply chain issues and labor costs are top of mind for small-business owners, according to a new survey, released Monday by...
A NEW SCHOLARSHIP program has been established at the University of Rhode Island College of Business to support underrepresented students. Pictured from left are URI Associate Vice President for Enrollment Dean Libutti, URI Director of Talent Development Gerald R. Williams, URI President Marc B. Parlange, Aretec Inc. President and Co-Founder Roby Luna URI College of Business Dean Maling Ebrahimpour. / COURTESY JOE GIBLIN

New scholarship program for underrepresented students launches at URI College of...

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – A University of Rhode Island alumnus who co-founded a data science firm has committed a six-figure gift to create a scholarship...

Bank of America Q1 profits fall 12%, much less than rivals  

NEW YORK (AP) – Bank of America posted a 12% decline in first-quarter profits from a year earlier, a decline that was much less...
PROVIDENCE BUSINESS AWARDS announced Friday 30 honorees for its 2022 Business Women Awards program.

Taco’s Merchant among 30 honorees for PBN’s Business Women Awards program

PROVIDENCE – Cheryl Merchant, CEO of Taco Comfort Solutions, has been selected by Providence Business News as this year’s Career Achievement winner among local...
RHODE ISLAND SAW its jobless rate drop by half a percentage point in March to 3.4%, the R.I. Department of Labor and Training said Thursday. / AP FILE PHOTO/LYNNE SLADKY

R.I. unemployment drops to 3.4%, 400 nonfarm jobs gained

CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s economic recovery continued in March with the monthly unemployment rate dropping half a percentage point to 3.4%, the R.I. Department...

U.S. jobless claims rise but remain near a half-century low

WASHINGTON (AP) – The number of people seeking unemployment benefits ticked up last week but remained at a historically low level, reflecting a robust...

U.S. jobless claims stay at historically low levels

WASHINGTON (AP) – Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week as layoffs remain at historically low levels. Jobless claims fell by 5,000 to 166,000...

U.S. Small Business Administration names 2022 R.I. Small Business Week award...

PROVIDENCE – The U.S. Small Business Administration announced the 2022 Rhode Island Small Business Week Award winners Wednesday. This year’s honorees include two regional award winners...
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