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ACCESS ADVOCATE: Shannon Sullivan, Women & Infants Hospital president and chief operating officer, says she’s concerned that fewer women have sought health screening during the pandemic and the effects that might have in the future. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Redoubling focus on women’s health

Coronavirus 12/25/2020

When cases of COVID-19 were spreading quickly across the country in the spring, Kent County Memorial Hospital executive Shannon Sullivan was tasked with assembling...

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...

Coronavirus 12/25/2020

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

Coronavirus 12/25/2020

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

Coronavirus 12/25/2020

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

Mark DePasquale / PBN FILE PHOTO/DAVE HANSEN

Green Development CEO Mark DePasquale

Coronavirus 12/25/2020

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

Coronavirus 12/25/2020

Alan G. Hassenfeld | Executive director, Hassenfeld Family Foundation What have been the challenges faced by your foundation during the pandemic and how have they...

Rep. James R. Langevin | D-R.I. Rep. Jim Langevin has been in the U.S. House since 2001, after serving as Rhode Island secretary of state. He’s recognized as a leader on national security, workforce training and development, and cybersecurity. He serves on the House Armed Services and Homeland Security committees and co-chairs the Congressional Career and Technical Education Caucus and the Congressional Cybersecurity Caucus, which he co-founded. / COURTESY U.S. REP. JAMES R. LANGEVIN

Empower each other

Coronavirus 12/25/2020

Rep. James R. Langevin | D-R.I. During turbulent times, it’s easy to lose focus on the path forward and instead concentrate on the obstacles before...

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

Coronavirus 12/25/2020

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

Art & Culture 12/25/2020

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...