Wednesday, September 23, 2026

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HarborOne Foundation R.I. awards $177K in grants to support children and families

PROVIDENCE – HarborOne Foundation Rhode Island recently awarded $177,500 in grants to 23 local nonprofits benefiting local children and families, the organization announced. Among the...

Five Questions With: Christopher Reid

Christopher Reid is a professor of biological and biomedical sciences at Bryant University and is working on innovative solutions for bacterial and fungal infections....

Massachusetts launches free community college program

PROVIDENCE – Attending community college is now free for millions of Massachusetts residents.  Gov. Maura T. Healey on Thursday launched MassReconnect, her administration’s new program...
OPEN FOR BUSINESS: In leading the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program at the Community College of Rhode ­Island, Karina Holyoak Wood has helped more than 400 small-business owners take their operations to the next level. 
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Karina Holyoak Wood, Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses at the Community College of Rhode...

PBN Leaders & Achievers 2023 Karina Holyoak Wood Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Executive director HELPING ENTREPRENEURS UNLOCK the next level of success for their business is...

Pilot aid program for child care educators launched

PROVIDENCE – The state has launched a pilot program to help early-childhood educators pay for their own child care. The pilot, part of Gov. Daniel...

Barbara E. Wolfe, University of Rhode Island provost and executive vice president for academic...

PBN Leaders & Achievers 2023 Barbara E. Wolfe University of Rhode Island Provost and executive vice president for academic affairs BARBARA E. WOLFE HAS SPENT her 33-year...

Marianne Raimondo, Rhode Island College School of Business dean

PBN Leaders & Achievers 2023 Marianne Raimondo Rhode Island College School of Business dean THERE WAS A TIME when Marianne Raimondo questioned whether she made the right...

2023 Leaders & Achievers Awards Section

Click here to see the 2023 Leaders & Achievers Awards Special Section
STANDING OUT: Kim Belenger, Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport’s lead system engineer for the surveillance towed array sensor system-expeditionary, says she had to clear hurdles as a woman in a male-dominated industry. 
COURTESY NAVAL UNDERSEA WARFARE CENTER DIVISION NEWPORT

Kim Belenger, Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport lead system engineer for the surveillance...

PBN Leaders & Achievers 2023 Kim Belenger Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport Lead system engineer for the surveillance towed array sensor system-expeditionary Kim Belenger was...
SUNNY SIDE UP: Jeffrey Cascione opened his own restaurant in Miami before returning home to Rhode Island to enter the financial services realm. 
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Jeffery Cascione, Navigant Credit Union senior vice president and director of commercial banking

PBN Leaders & Achievers 2023 Jeffrey Cascione Navigant Credit Union Senior vice president and director of commercial banking Jeffrey Cascione graduated with his bachelor’s degree in accounting...
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