PBN names honorees for 2025 Fastest Growing & Innovative Companies program
PROVIDENCE – Thirty-four local companies and organizations are among both the highest earners and the most innovative as part of Providence Business News’ 2025...
Cloutier leaving Dorcas International Institute to lead Seattle-based Refugee Women’s Alliance
PROVIDENCE – After leading Rhode Island’s largest refugee and immigrant services nonprofit, Kathleen Cloutier will shift her work to the West Coast later this...
Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump administration’s restrictions on health, housing grants
PROVIDENCE – A federal judge on July 24 granted a temporary restraining order on the Trump administration’s restrictions on U.S. Department of Health and...
Being affordable is only half of it for these homes
When Carla DeStefano first heard of plans to transform a battered office building in Jamestown into affordable housing designed for those with physical and...
Don’t use city students to plug budget gaps
The Providence City Council is considering a hefty college student fee for landlords that is getting some community pushback.
The proposal would charge landlords $300...
An easily solvable problem: food waste in R.I.
After relocating from Providence to Narragansett, I built a fenced-in vegetable garden and was eager to deepen my knowledge of gardening. I looked into...
Tvenstrup receives 2026 Teaching Excellence Award
LISA TVENSTRUP, a social studies teacher at Ponaganset High School, recently received the 2026 Teaching Excellence Award from the National Education Association Rhode Island....
A healthy environment
Does your company frequently provide employees with healthy food options at the office?
Yes: 50%
No: 50%
What health activities does your company offer employees? (Select multiple)
Yoga...
Who’s on the Board?
Mission statement: The University of Rhode Island, the state’s flagship land- and sea-grant research institution, is committed to high-quality education, community engagement and solving...
Providence Public Library lays off 5 staffers, federal funds remain in doubt
PROVIDENCE – The Providence Public Library has confirmed that five staffers have been laid off and that notices were sent to an additional six...
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