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URI researchers awarded $4.7M for cyber-physical security and resilience study

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Four University of Rhode Island engineering professors will receive $4.7 million from the U.S. Office of Naval Research for a research...
AN INDEPENDENT REVIEW of the Providence Public School District conducted by SchoolWorks will determine whether or not the Providence Public School District will be handed back over to local control. / COURTESY CLASSICAL HIGH SCHOOL

An independent review of Providence schools is coming. Will state intervention end?

PROVIDENCE – After being under state intervention for the last five years, is the Providence Public School District ready to be handed back over...
THE LAST MILE, a California-based nonprofit, has partnered with the R.I. Department of Corrections and Gov. Daniel J. McKee's office to launch a new technical skills program to help educate incarcerated individuals on technology and get them employed upon release from prison.

State partners with nonprofit on tech job training for incarcerated individuals

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Corrections and Gov. Daniel J. McKee’s Office have partnered with a California-based nonprofit on a new technical skills...

OSHEAN relocates to Warwick

WARWICK – OSHEAN Inc., a nonprofit focused on improving internet access through innovative technology and infrastructure strategies, is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a...
THE R.I. DEPARTMENT of Education announced Friday that 16 local education organizations and nonprofits received $3.3 million in grants to support extended learning.

State awards $3.1M to 12 education organizations for extended learning

PROVIDENCE – Twelve nonprofits and education organizations have been awarded $3.1 million in federal grants to support various extended learning programs, the R.I. Department...
DOUGLAS S. ALEXANDER has been named the inaugural director of Rhode Island College's Institute for Cybersecurity & Emerging Technologies. / COURTESY RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE

Alexander named RIC cybersecurity institute’s inaugural director

PROVIDENCE – Douglas S. Alexander, the former director of community engagement and government relations at North Kingstown-based internet access provider OSHEAN Inc., has been...
TODD M. ALESSANDRI has been named the new dean of Bryant University's College of Business. / COURTESY BRYANT UNIVERSITY

Bryant University names Alessandri new College of Business dean

SMITHFIELD – Northeastern University’s associate dean of education at the D’Amore-McKim School of Business will head approximately an hour south to become dean of...

PBN recognizes top Business Women of 2024

PROVIDENCE – Maria Gemma-Corcelli believes that everyone put on this earth has a purpose and sometimes, she said, you have to find that purpose. Gemma-Corcelli,...
Erik G. Brine was named director of Middletown-based 401 Tech Bridge in December. He’s also a member of the Jamestown Town Council. / PBN PHOTO/KATE WHITNEY LUCEY

Understand your mission

Erik G. Brine | 401 Tech Bridge director After 26 years of national security experience, I’m excited to find myself at the intersection of...
GONE TOO FAR? Matthew H. Parker, a partner at Whelan Corrente & Flanders LLP in Providence, says while noncompete agreements have been overused, the Federal Trade Commission’s decision to ban most noncompetes was an administrative “overreach.”
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Noncompete pacts banned by FTC, but for how long?

The Federal Trade Commission may have banned most forms of noncompete agreements between employers and employees, but it’s unclear whether the ruling will survive...
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