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Bruce Newbury

Looking back at 40 years of Providence dining

Providence Business News is marking its 40th anniversary, so I thought I’d look back at the dining scene in the capital city over the...
IN GOOD COMPANY: The R.I. Commerce Corp. board meets at Cumberland-based baby product company Baby Delight Inc. in June for a strategic retreat to discuss economic and workforce trends. Gov. Daniel J. McKee, third from the left, leads the meeting. 
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ELECTION26: Gubernatorial race puts performance of R.I. Commerce in spotlight

On the top floor of the Wexford Science & Technology building overlooking Providence’s I-195 District, Gov. Daniel J. McKee stood before business executives and...
Maura Daly Iversen / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Five Questions With: Maura Daly Iversen

Maura Daly Iversen | Dean and professor, Johnson & Wales University College of Health & Wellness 1. Where does JWU’s College of Health &...
Bruce Newbury

Catching up this summer

In this summer like no other, as America celebrates its 250th anniversary, it is good to look around at places that have been frequented...

Excel Academy to lease JWU academic center

PROVIDENCE – Excel Academy Rhode Island has agreed to lease with the option to purchase Johnson & Wales University’s Academic Center at 291 Westminster St.,...

Boston Fed’s Susan Collins hears from R.I. CEOs on labor shortages,...

PROVIDENCE – Boston Federal Reserve CEO and President Susan M. Collins met privately with Rhode Island business leaders earlier this month as part of...

Salve Regina graduates commit to local healthcare jobs through Scholars Network...

NEWPORT – At least six Salve Regina University nursing students have accepted local healthcare jobs after receiving financial assistance through the university’s partnership with The Scholars Network. The...

JWU renovating building on N.C. campus for $42M

PROVIDENCE – Johnson & Wales University is renovating a former hotel into a mixed-use building for student housing and services on its Charlotte, N.C., campus.  The university announced Wednesday...
DREAM FULFILLED: Kevin Garabedian, who always wanted to have his own restaurant, and his wife, Nikki, who grew up in that atmosphere, opened Ocean & Fifth Cafe in Newport on March 1. 
PBN PHOTO/CHRISTOPHER ALLEN

Local couple bringing back the heart of Newport’s Fifth Ward

Kevin and Nikki Garabedian have revitalized a Newport address that holds nostalgia for many locals. On March 1, the couple opened Ocean & Fifth Cafe,...
Bruce Newbury

Cutting out food waste and dining no-shows

There are two ways to think about food. There is food we prepare and there are meals that are prepared for us. Where food is...
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