Philanthropy Calendar, April 23, 2025
If a nonprofit wants an upcoming fundraiser to be considered for a calendar listing, email information to Nonprofit@PBN.com or Bessette@PBN.com at least four weeks...
BankRI Children’s Book Drive collects 14,279 books in record-setting year
PROVIDENCE – Bank Rhode Island’s 15th annual Children’s Book Drive collected a total of 14,279 books in just four weeks after setting an initial goal...
‘Biz Bodega’ operator Innovation Studio files for Chapter 7 bankruptcy
PROVIDENCE – Innovation Studio, the Boston-based organization that oversaw programming at Olneyville's "Biz Bodega" small business resource center, has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy.
Biz...
Friedman named Brown University Watson School’s inaugural dean
PROVIDENCE – Brown University’s new Thomas J. Watson Jr. School of International and Public Affairs now has its inaugural dean.
The Ivy League institution announced...
RIC’s cybersecurity institute earns NSA academic excellence designation
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island College and its Institute for Cybersecurity & Emerging Technologies has formally been designated as a U.S. Department of Defense’s National...
PBN names 2025 Best Places to Work honorees
PROVIDENCE – Sixty-four honorees have been named by Providence Business News for its 2025 Best Places to Work Awards program.
Each of the companies and...
ACLU files class action lawsuit challenging student visa terminations
PROVIDENCE – Four American Civil Liberties Union affiliates, including the American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island Inc., and New Hampshire-based law firm Shaheen...
CODAC Behavioral Health’s Bourdeau, JPS Construction’s Skrajewski among PBN’s C-Suite honorees recognized
WARWICK – When Alisha Bourdeau began her career at CODAC Behavioral Healthcare 14 years ago, it was with the genuine desire to do meaningful...
9 LEAs receive $2M in state grants to support CTE programming
PROVIDENCE – Nine local education agencies will receive $2 million in total state grants to expand career and technical education programs at those schools.
State...
2025 WaterFire season slated to begin May 15
PROVIDENCE – The 2025 WaterFire season will include six full lightings, two partial lightings and four Starts at Sunset lightings on the Micheal S....
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