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Giordano leaving Partnership for R.I. as executive director

PROVIDENCE – Partnership for Rhode Island’s founding executive director is heading off to the private sector. Tom Giordano, who established and led the nonprofit CEO...

Blue Cross lays off 30 employees, reports $115M loss in FY...

PROVIDENCE – After reporting a $115 million net loss in fiscal year 2024, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island announced plans to...

Blue Cross seeking applications for newest LGBTQ+ Safe Zone program cohort

PROVIDENCE – Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island is now accepting applications for its newest cohort of LGBTQ+ Safe Zone facilities. Applications are...

Disputed $15.5B R.I. Medicaid contract canceled amid new federal requirements 

Rhode Island officials have scrapped a tentative, $15.5 billion, five-year contract to manage the state Medicaid program amid new federal rules, Kerri White, a...

Blue Cross earns top score in 2025 Corporate Equality Index

PROVIDENCE – Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island recently announced it received a top score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign...

HealthSource RI extends open enrollment to end of February

PROVIDENCE – HealthSource RI has extended the open enrollment period for 2025 health coverage until Feb. 28. The extension is in response to the cyberattack...

Six banks that operate in R.I. get top marks from LGBTQ+...

PROVIDENCE – Six banks that have a presence in Rhode Island were among the 765 United States businesses that received the highest score on...

Blue Cross reports $30M loss through Q3 2024

PROVIDENCE – Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island reported an operating loss of $30 million through the first three quarters of 2024. A...
AI AND DEI: Moderator Kevin Matta, third from left, speaks with the panelists at Providence Business News’ 2024 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Summit and Awards program at the Crowne Plaza Providence-Warwick on Dec. 5. Also on the panel, from left, are Myra Coufal, Amgen Rhode Island diversity, inclusion and belonging site lead; Carolyn Belisle, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island vice president of corporate social responsibility; Talia Brookshire, Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island chief diversity officer; Shameem Awan, Amica Mutual Insurance Co. DE&I assistant vice president; and NeeNee Shin, CBIZ Inc. director of diversity, equity and inclusion. 
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PBN summit panel: Even AI has biases that can hamper diversity

Artificial intelligence is being used in almost every aspect of business, and human resources is no exception. But while AI increases efficiency in sorting through...

R.I. Life Index drops to 57, the lowest score since 2019

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Islanders feel they are facing an uphill battle when it comes to affording basic necessities, such as food and housing, a...
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