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Rhode Island nursing home vaccination effort starts Monday

PROVIDENCE (AP) – An effort to administer the coronavirus vaccine to about 7,500 residents and 10,000 workers at nursing homes across Rhode Island starts...
CRISIS MANAGER: Gov. Gina M. Raimondo has had to make many difficult decisions in 2020 as Rhode Island grappled with the COVID-19 pandemic, and she says the recovery process may be difficult, too. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

‘It’s going to take a while to get back on our...

Gov. Gina M. Raimondo started 2020, her sixth year as governor, by outlining her priorities to improve education, affordable housing and job opportunities for...
PLENTY ON HIS PLATE: Providence Mayor Jorge O. Elorza is not only leading the city government through the COVID-19 pandemic, but he’s also signed an executive order to start a truth-telling and reparation process for Black and Indigenous people. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Fixing racial injustice, failing schools remain priorities in Providence

Mayor Jorge O. Elorza has been in office since 2015, but after being reelected in 2018, he is now term-limited and cannot run for...
BRANCH DEVOTEE: Sandra J. Pattie, the CEO and president of BankNewport, says the in-person experience at branches will remain a key part of the community bank’s strategy despite the pandemic pushing many customers to digital platforms. / PBN PHOTO/KATE WHITNEY LUCEY

Banking’s biggest challenge in 2021: Uncertainty

Sandra J. Pattie serves as CEO and president of BankNewport, a position she has held since 2012. She is the first female CEO in...
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Green Development CEO Mark DePasquale

Mark DePasquale | Founder and CEO, Green Development LLC What have been the challenges faced by the renewable energy industry during the pandemic and how...
Alan G. Hassenfeld  / PBN FILE PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Alan G. Hassenfeld

Alan G. Hassenfeld | Executive director, Hassenfeld Family Foundation What have been the challenges faced by your foundation during the pandemic and how have they...
CAMPUS PRESENCE: The Rev. Kenneth R. Sicard, Providence College president, says the fall semester went relatively smoothly, despite an outbreak of COVID-19 among about 100 students in September. / PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

A lot riding on recruiting next freshman class

The Rev. Kenneth R. Sicard became Providence College’s 13th president after the Rev. Brian J. Shanley stepped down at the end of the 2019-20...
NOT QUITE SHOWTIME: J.L. “Lynn” Singleton, Providence Performing Arts Center president, says getting the theater up and running to the level it was before the pandemic won’t be “like turning the light switch on.” / PBN FILE PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Curtain will go up again, but slowly

J.L. “Lynn” Singleton, president of the Providence Performing Arts Center, has had to overcome hurdles since joining PPAC nearly four decades ago. The COVID-19...
PLAYING IT SAFE: Peter King, CEO and president of WaterRower Inc., says the company has been meticulous about safety measures after a COVID-19 outbreak in the spring. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Pandemic’s been an ordeal … and a boon, too

Peter King is CEO and president of WaterRower Inc., a manufacturer of rowing exercise machines that has seen its sales expand in the pandemic...
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Beyond COVID – Virgin Pulse’s David Osborne

David Osborne | CEO and president, Virgin Pulse Inc. Virgin Pulse provides a digital health and wellness platform for employers. How has the company responded...
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