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Lauren Pimpare founded Massachusetts-based Tomorrow’s Women TODAY in 2009. The nonprofit opened a Rhode Island chapter in 2023. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Feed lifelines for change

Lauren Pimpare | Tomorrow’s Women TODAY founder and president A strong belief in the power of mentorship has guided my journey and fuels my commitment to...
LEARNING ­EXPERIENCE: Britt Riley says it took her two years to develop her business plans for The Haven Collection Inc., a combination day care, shared workspace and fitness center. 
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DAVID HANSEN

Riley built ‘Haven’ where parents could flourish

Of all the talents working parents have to master, juggling tops the list. Then again, that necessity can be the mother of creative life...
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...
Bruce Newbury

Getting the first taste of success

It was 25 years ago in the spring of 2000 at the International Association of Culinary Professionals conference in Providence when royalty of the...

Job well done?

Does your company offer employees rewards for good job performances? Yes: 100% No: 0% What do you offer employees as rewards for good job performances? (Select multiple) Monetary...

Brown University part of federal lawsuit against National Science Foundation

PROVIDENCE – Brown University has joined a chorus of colleges and universities across the country, as well as national education organizations, that are suing...

Johnson & Wales University laying off 91 employees to address ‘serious challenges’

PROVIDENCE – Johnson & Wales University will lay off 91 total employees between its local and North Carolina campuses to address “serious challenges,” including...

Providence teachers feel Smiley’s turnaround plan lacks clarity

PROVIDENCE – Even though the Providence Teachers Union welcomes the city reclaiming the Providence Public School District from state intervention, teachers feel Mayor Brett...

Johnson & Wales expands free-or-reduced tuition plan to more students

PROVIDENCE – Johnson & Wales University’s “The JWU Pledge” free-or-reduced tuition program has expanded eligibility for the new program to qualifying undergraduate students who...

CCRI, United Way open 211 satellite office

WARWICK – United Way of Rhode Island Inc. has partnered with the Community College of Rhode Island for the nonprofit to open a 211...
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