Bank-sponsored study: 40% of teens considering career as influencer
PROVIDENCE – Forty percent of teens say they are considering a career as a social media influencer, aspiring to become tomorrow’s pitchmen – chattering,...
Farm Fresh R.I. receives $812K in food stamps support
PROVIDENCE – A Rhode Island initiave to increase access to locally sourced food for lower income residents has received $812,000 in federal funding.
The initiative,...
Festival Ballet Providence rebrands to ‘Ballet RI’
PROVIDENCE – With recent changes to leadership and its mission, Festival Ballet Providence had begun connecting with other audiences beyond the city’s borders through...
Brown part of $5M in federal funding for safe injection site research
NEW YORK (AP) – For the first time, the U.S. government will pay for a large study measuring whether overdoses can be prevented by...
15 R.I. nonprofits get $3.35M to address opioid use
PROVIDENCE – Fifteen Rhode Island nonprofit organizations on Thursday were granted a total of $3.35 million from both the R.I. Executive Office of Health...
Costigan appointed as CCRI’s interim president
WARWICK – Rosemary Costigan, currently the Community College of Rhode Island’s vice president of academic affairs, has been voted by the R.I. Council on...
Report: Some faculty gender gaps at Brown University still exist
PROVIDENCE – A new report released Tuesday by Brown University shows that while there are multiple areas where no gender-based differences were found among...
PBN earns 9 RIPA awards
WARWICK – Providence Business News earned nine awards, including a pair of first-place honors, at the annual Rhode Island Press Association Editorial Awards Banquet at...
Charity license plates coming to fruition, but slowly
PROVIDENCE – Bob Sweeney is now breathing a long-awaited sigh of relief.
On April 29, prior to the Providence Bruins’ playoff game at the Amica...
Foulkes, Diossa, Citizens Bank’s Kelly among 9 new Crossroads R.I. board members
PROVIDENCE – A former gubernatorial candidate, Rhode Island’s current treasurer and the local president of Citizens Financial Group Inc. are among the new members...
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