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Johnson & Wales University to launch new accelerated nursing program

PROVIDENCE – Johnson & Wales University is launching a new Bachelor of Science in nursing degree, an accelerated, four-semester program that will begin in...
A HELP WANTED sign is displayed in a Northbrook, Ill., storefront. The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week and remains historically low even as the U.S. economy slows in the midst of decades-high inflation. / AP PHOTO/NAM Y. HUH

Fewer Americans seek jobless benefits despite slowing economy

WASHINGTON (AP) – The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week and remains historically low even as the U.S. economy slows in...

Brown University donates $5M to W&I’s new labor and delivery center

PROVIDENCE – Brown University donated $5 million toward the creation of Women & Infants Hospital’s new labor and delivery unit, a $28 million project...
Jason Albuquerque

Cyber Sessions: Meeting the ‘reasonable’ security standard

(Editor’s note: This is the third installment of a monthly column on the growing number of cyberthreats facing businesses of all sizes and what...

Eagle Academy Foundation, Webster Bank launch finance program in schools

STAMFORD, Conn. – Webster Bank is teaming up with a public school network to teach students in participating schools about personal finance, according to...
FUTURE EXPANSION? Alyssa Kenyon works as a trimmer in the Mammoth Inc. cannabis cultivation facility in Warwick. Founder and CEO Spencer Blier hopes eventually to add grow rooms, lab space and employees after retail sales of recreational marijuana start in December. 
PBN PHOTO/MICHEAL SALERNO

A GROWING WORKFORCE: New labor pipeline emerging for legalized recreational cannabis

Celia Kinneary entered Johnson & Wales University’s culinary program with a grand vision of opening her own bakery and brewery someday, but now those...
CRIMINAL MINDSET: Lisa A. Shorr, left, vice president at Secure Future Tech Solutions, and Eric M. Shorr, Secure Future Tech president, say cyber wrongdoers often take advantage of habits that office workers think are harmless. 
PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

PBN Summit: Best protection might come from thinking like hackers

Desktop computers left logged in over the weekend. Laptops and flash drives left unattended on desks. Sticky notes with email and system logins stuck...
Robert G. Driscoll Jr.

Big East Conference names Driscoll 2022 John Thompson Jr. Award winner

ROBERT G. DRISCOLL JR., former Providence College vice president and director of athletics, was recently named by the Big East Conference as the 2022...

Vintage clothing store cultivates community in East Providence

which is so often the case in this industry,” Olsen said. After a decade of building a business online, Olsen decided to open a brick-and-mortar...

The right choice?

How do you stay on task during a typical workday? (Select multiple) To-do list: 67% Calendar or planner: 50% Setting digital reminders: 17% I address tasks as they...
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