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THE RHODE ISLAND Museum of Science and Art in Providence will permanently close on June 1. Its educational programming will be absorbed by the Rhode Island Computer Museum in North Kingstown. / COURTESY RHODE ISLAND MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND ART

R.I. Museum of Science and Art permanently closing June 1

PROVIDENCE – A local science museum will be permanently closing early next month, but its educational programming will be absorbed by another museum approximately...
SOPHIA ACADEMY announced Monday that it has received a $2 million gift from an anonymous donor to substantially boost the Providence-based school's endowment.

Sophia Academy receives $2M anonymous gift

PROVIDENCE – An all-girls middle school that educates students from low-income families received a substantial gift from an anonymous donor to help grow the...

Washington Trust collects over 4.6 tons of peanut butter in donation drive

WESTERLY – The Washington Trust Co. collected the equivalent of more than 4.6 tons of peanut butter in financial and in-kind donations, according to...

Citizens Bank partners with Ocean Conservancy on international cleanup efforts

PROVIDENCE – Citizens Bank has teamed up with Ocean Conservancy to help clean up plastic pollution, according to a news release. As part of the...

PBN earns 11 awards, including top website, in NENPA competition

BOSTON – Providence Business News received 11 awards from the New England Newspaper and Press Association, including four first place honors, during the association’s...
THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE of Rhode Island is a finalist in the Lumina Foundation’s 'The Million Dollar Community College Challenge.' / COURTESY COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF RHODE ISLAND

CCRI a finalist in Lumina Foundation’s $1M prize to boost marketing strategies

WARWICK – The Community College of Rhode Island is among 10 community colleges from around the U.S. in the running for a seven-figure grant...
BATTLING BURNOUT: On April 26, union nurses and other employees at Women & Infants Hospital protested a new policy preventing front-line caregivers from taking holiday vacation time. The hospital is one of many employers dealing with pandemic-induced staffing shortages. / COURTESY WOMEN & INFANTS HOSPITAL

Are staff shortages negatively affecting your individual workload or your company’s overall production?

While some businesses have prospered amid the COVID-19 pandemic, many more have struggled through one existential competitive or economic challenge after another. The latest...
APPROXIMATELY 200 PEOPLE attended Thursday's Providence Business News' C-Suite Awards ceremony at the Crowne Plaza Providence-Warwick in Warwick. / PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

PBN’s C-Suite honorees recognized for efforts as innovators, leaders

WARWICK – Cathy Duquette, in both work and life, lives by the phrase “verify, then trust.” Duquette, Lifespan Corp.’s executive vice president of quality and...

Leaders selected for United Way’s nonprofit resource center design team

PROVIDENCE – Eleven nonprofit leaders have been chosen by the United Way of Rhode Island to be members of a design team to help...
PROVIDENCE BUSINESS NEWS has announced 69 honorees for its 2022 Best Places to Work Awards program.

PBN announces 2022 Best Places to Work honorees

PROVIDENCE – Sixty-nine honorees have been named by Providence Business News for its 2022 Best Places to Work Awards program. Each of the companies and...
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