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LIFESPAN CORP., Care New England and Brown University have jointly signed an aligned research collaboration agreement in order to build a more innovative and efficient approach to conducting health and medical research.

Lifespan, CNE, Brown jointly agree to align health research operations

PROVIDENCE – Lifespan Corp., Care New England Health System and Brown University will in fact join forces on health care-related matters in order to...

Jeffrey Hall named new Audubon executive director

PROVIDENCE – The Audubon Society of Rhode Island on Nov. 10 named Jeffrey C. Hall its next executive director.  Hall will succeed Lawrence Taft, who...

Second Providence Snapchef location to lead regional training efforts

PROVIDENCE – A new Snapchef center on Weybosset Street will serve as the company’s primary New England training hub, as the company experiences record...
PROVIDENCE MAYOR-ELECT Brett Smiley, pictured, on Monday received a letter from Mayor Jorge O. Elorza and former mayors Joseph R. Paolino Jr. and Angel Taveras with recommendations about how to improve the city's educational structure. / COURTESY BRETT SMILEY

Elorza, former Providence mayors offer Smiley recommendations to change city’s education system

PROVIDENCE – Three former city mayors on Monday jointly offered Mayor-elect Brett Smiley four recommendations on how to transform education within the Providence Public...
TAKING CONTROL: Providence Mayor-elect Brett Smiley says striking new payment-in-lieu-of-taxes agreements with many of the city’s nonprofit institutions is one of the most important tasks his administration will undertake next year. 
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

DECISIONS, DECISIONS… Simmering financial issues await Mayor-elect Smiley

Brett Smiley is no stranger to Providence City Hall. In 2015 and 2016, he was chief operating officer for Mayor Jorge O. Elorza. On...
PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Five Questions With: Jonathan Stone

5Q: Jonathan Stone | Executive director, Save The Bay Inc. 1. You announced in September you will be retiring on June 30, 2023. What led to your...
CHALLENGES REMAIN: Melissa Husband, second from left, chief of staff at Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island, discusses some of the difficulties the health care industry is experiencing. Also on the panel at the Providence Business News Fall 2022 Health Care Summit on Oct. 27 are, from left, Dr. Sri Adusumalli, senior medical director for Enterprise Virtual Care for CVS Health Corp.; Corey McCarty, senior vice president and general manager of Commonwealth Care Alliance Rhode Island; and Dr. Thomas Meehan, program director of the physician assistant studies program at Johnson & Wales University. 
PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

PBN health care panel: Plenty of obstacles to getting access to care

Socioeconomic barriers and workforce shortages are preventing many Rhode Islanders from accessing health care, creating obstacles that particularly affect communities of color. Panelists at the...
Laurine Ryan Perry

Perry named Festival Ballet Providence board president

LAURINE RYAN PERRY, a fine wine key accounts manager for West Greenwich-based Mancini Beverage, was recently appointed the new president for Festival Ballet Providence’s...

Ethics of forgiving student debt

President Joe Biden’s plan to forgive $10,000 to $20,000 of student debt for up to 40 million borrowers was recently put on hold by...

Team building

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