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SETTING THE TABLE: Patrons at Bally’s Twin River Lincoln Casino Resort play a hand of blackjack. Bally’s Chairman Soohyung “Soo” Kim says he has no plans to abandon the company’s roots in Rhode Island when his hedge fund, Standard General LP, takes ownership. 
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

HIGH-STAKES TAKEOVERS: Hedge fund, private equity firm ante up at R.I.’s...

When Sen. Frank A. Ciccone got wind in July that Bally’s Corp.’s board of directors had accepted a $4.5 billion buyout offer from the...
TECH TALK: Ana Novais, second from right, assistant secretary of the R.I. Executive Office of Health and Human Services, speaks at Providence Business News’ Fall Health Care Summit during a panel discussion on the role of technology and innovation in health care, as well as about health care workforce development and education. Also on the panel are, from left, Cara Sammartino, Johnson & Wales University health science department chair and professor; Aidan Petrie, managing partner of New England Medical Innovation Center; and Linda Hurley, CEO and president of CODAC Inc. 
PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

PBN summit: Does tech such as AI need more oversight in...

A device is in the works that can monitor when a patient administered their asthma inhaler, whether they used it at the correct time...
Edmund Addai, The Stackhouse LLC owner / PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Everybody’s Business: A success in bringing flavor of South to R.I.

Edmund Addai has enjoyed cooking since he was 11, whether it was preparing meals for his siblings or learning new recipes from family members...
Dr. Kleckner Charles / PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

Five Questions With: Dr. Kleckner Charles


Dr. Kleckner Charles | CEO, Thrive Behavioral Health 1. What are your immediate goals as Thrive Behavioral Health’s new CEO? My immediate goals center...

$5M grant key to R.I. biotech deal in Smithfield

The R.I. Life Science Hub was seeded with $45 million in the fiscal 2024 state budget and now the organization is using a big...
FUNDMAKER: Jessica David has helped lead the creation of Local Return, the state’s first Diversified Community Investment Fund. 
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

A new R.I. investment fund that pays dividends for investors, community

Looking around the Broad Street neighborhood of Central Falls, Jessica David sees more than just a diverse mix of small businesses. There is public...
NEW PLAYERS: Bally’s Corp., which operates the Twin River Lincoln Casino Resort pictured above, has agreed to a buyout by its largest shareholder, a hedge fund. Its lottery partner, International Game Technology PLC, is selling its gaming and digital business to a private equity firm. 
PBN FILE PHOTO/­MICHAEL SALERNO

Trust, but verify gaming industry jobs, revenue

Rhode Island long ago made its bet on gaming revenue flowing indefinitely into state coffers. That leaves state leaders with little choice but to...
Karina Holyoak Wood founded the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program at the Community College of Rhode Island in 2016. More than 500 Rhode Island small-business owners have graduated from the program. / PBN FILE PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Confidence keys success

Karina Holyoak Wood | Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program at CCRI executive director Confidence is the word I hear most from local business leaders...
CHANGES AHEAD? Carolyn Leslie, tax director for CBIZ Accounting, Tax & Advisory of New England LLC, says that if the 2017 tax cut provisions sunset at the end of 2025, it could create more incentive for taxpayers to make charitable contributions as a write-off. 
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If the 2017 tax cut sunsets, it could boost charitable giving

With the clock ticking down on the $1.5 trillion tax cut approved by Republicans in 2017, America’s wealthiest donors and their advisers are beginning...
EMPOWERING YOUTHS: Sarah McNeill, pictured at her North Kingstown location, launched McNeill Children’s Institute in Middletown in July 2020 to help children and young adults with ADHD, dyslexia, autism and other conditions.  
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ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Helping kids with disabilities reach their full potential

The direction of Sarah McNeill’s life emerged like a blueprint early on. “When I was growing up, we didn’t have technology like cellphones. I played...
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