Tag: Christy Ashley
URI launches new master’s program in management
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The University of Rhode Island announced late Tuesday that a new master’s degree in management will be introduced at the state’s...
A matter of degrees: Some R.I. colleges offer DBA
Having worked in health care marketing, Michael Toomey has noticed key differences in how medical and business professionals make decisions.
“Through research and conducting tests,...
Return to URI paying dividends
Business Women Awards 2022
Woman to Watch Education Services Christy Ashley, University of Rhode Island College of Business
In 2015, marketing professor Christy Ashley gave up...
Merchant, Hughes among 30 top businesswomen honored by PBN
PROVIDENCE – Taco Comfort Solutions CEO Cheryl Merchant, the Career Achievement winner in Providence Business News’ 2022 Business Women Awards program, said Wednesday she...
Taco’s Merchant among 30 honorees for PBN’s Business Women Awards program
PROVIDENCE – Cheryl Merchant, CEO of Taco Comfort Solutions, has been selected by Providence Business News as this year’s Career Achievement winner among local...
URI receives $500K grant from USDA to promote maple industry
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – A three-year, $499,427 grant has been awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Acer Access and Development program to a team...
Real-world experiences helping prepare JWU, URI marketing majors
Michael Gotera, a Nevada native, wasn’t sure what to study when he began as a freshman at Johnson & Wales University in Providence but...















