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JOHANNA CORCORAN, executive director of We Share Hope, announces Wednesday the organization's rebranding to Feed RI. / COURTESY FEED RI

Local food rescue nonprofit We Share Hope rebrands to Feed RI

EAST PROVIDENCE – A local food rescue nonprofit has rebranded to a new name that its leadership feels better reflects the organization's vision for...
PROVIDENCE MAYOR BRETT P. SMILEY announced Tuesday that the city has implemented a hiring freeze and ordered a stoppage of all discretionary spending in response response to a R.I. Superior Court ruling last week that ordered the city to pay funding to the Providence Public School and the for $8.5 million in state aid to the city to be withheld. / PBN FILE PHOTO / MICHAEL SALERNO

Mayor: Court ruling over school funding will cause ‘real consequences’ for Providence

PROVIDENCE – In response to an R.I. Superior Court ruling last week that ordered the city to pay funding to the Providence Public School...
BRYANT UNIVERSITY ALUMNS Kathi and Joe Puishys have contributed $10 million to be put toward enchancing student life at their alma mater. / COURTESY BRYANT UNIVERSITY

Bryant University alums contribute $10M toward residence hall construction project

SMITHFIELD – Two Bryant University alums are contributing an eight-figure investment to their alma mater to help transform student life and student housing on...

BankNewport campaign collects 1,000 items for R.I.’s ‘hygiene bank’

NEWPORT – BankNewport's “Kind Heart Fresh Start” campaign to benefit the nonprofit Amenity Aid, Rhode Island’s only hygiene bank, resulted in the collection of...

Trump’s win brings uncertainty to borrowers hoping for student loan forgiveness 

President-elect Donald Trump has not said what he would do on student loan forgiveness, leaving millions of borrowers facing uncertainty over what will happen...

R.I. Heritage Hall of Fame to posthumously induct 13 new members

EAST PROVIDENCE – A former governor, a local sports journalist and a former Providence College men’s basketball standout are among 13 individuals who will...
FUNDMAKER: Jessica David has helped lead the creation of Local Return, the state’s first Diversified Community Investment Fund. 
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

A new R.I. investment fund that pays dividends for investors, community

Looking around the Broad Street neighborhood of Central Falls, Jessica David sees more than just a diverse mix of small businesses. There is public...
Karina Holyoak Wood founded the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program at the Community College of Rhode Island in 2016. More than 500 Rhode Island small-business owners have graduated from the program. / PBN FILE PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Confidence keys success

Karina Holyoak Wood | Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program at CCRI executive director Confidence is the word I hear most from local business leaders...
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The troubling rise of for-profit hospice care

We have grown numb to headlines about inadequate care and the challenges in our health care system. Patients and communities are forced to suffer...

AI in the workplace

Does your company use artificial intelligence in any way within the workplace? Yes: 40% No: 40% No, but our company is discussing it: 20% Has using artificial intelligence...
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