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Smiley names MBTA official as Providence director of planning

PROVIDENCE – Joe Mulligan, a longtime presence in the Greater Boston area's planning sphere, has been appointed director of planning for the city of...

URI police chief in running for national award

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – University of Rhode Island Police Chief Michael Jagoda has been named a finalist for the 2023 Campus Safety Director of the...

Visiting Nurse Home & Hospice to sell its Portsmouth headquarters

PORTSMOUTH – Visiting Nurse Home & Hospice is selling its Portsmouth headquarters and looking for a new location. The nonprofit home health agency announced it...
WORK-FOCUSED: Panelists lead a discussion at Providence Business News’ 2023 Workforce Development Summit on Feb. 16. The panel included, from left, Julie Matthew, Nina Pande, Bill Schmiedeknecht, Doug Sherman and Matthew Weldon. 
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Panel: Offering flexible workplace is now a must

From an employer perspective, the labor market may appear to be in poor shape as many fear the U.S. is nearing, or is already...
Helena B. Foulkes

Foulkes appointed executive chair of Follett Higher Education Group board

HELENA B. FOULKES, a former executive for CVS Health Corp. and former CEO of Hudson’s Bay Co., was recently appointed as executive chairwoman of...

Housing and the economy

Do you feel more housing can boost the local economy? Yes: 75% No: 25% Do you feel additional housing could positively impact your business? Yes: 75% No: 25% In what...
Bruce Newbury

Student chefs cooking up bright future

The future of the food industry is looking bright, as there are a solid number of young people who are up and coming and...
MICHELLE LEE, left, speaks during Thursday's press event cutting the ribbon-cutting event on new homeless family apartments in Warwick for Crossroads Rhode Island. Lee will become a new resident in the apartments. Also pictured are R.I. Housing Secretary Stefan Pryor, middle, and House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi, D-Warwick. / COURTESY CROSSROADS RHODE ISLAND

Crossroads R.I., state officials cut ribbon on new apartments for homeless families

WARWICK – A former convent building for St. Benedict Church on Beach Avenue has formally been converted into new apartments for families experiencing homelessness. Additionally,...
THE PROVIDENCE DEPARTMENT of Art, Culture and Tourism unveiled Wednesday a new cultural plan to help further boost the city's arts and culture sector.

Providence officials unveil plan to strengthen city’s arts, culture sector

PROVIDENCE – The Department of Art, Culture and Tourism, as well as Mayor Brett P. Smiley, formally introduced Wednesday a new cultural plan that...

$332K in Multilingual Learner Success Grants awarded to 10 local educational agencies

PROVIDENCE – Ten local educational agencies received a total of $332,899 in Multilingual Learner Success Grants to support high-quality instruction and family engagement, state...
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