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Breeze sets spring launch for inaugural West Coast flights from T.F....

PROVIDENCE – The long-awaited inaugural flights between Rhode Island and the West Coast are finally preparing for takeoff, with Breeze Airways launching routes to...

Cellar Stories bookstore announces closure

PROVIDENCE – The operators of a storied, independent downtown bookstore will be closing shop next month. Current manager of Cellar Stories bookstore, Victoria Forsberg-Lary, said...

New design submitted for the Fane tower

PROVIDENCE – Fane tower developers are proposing new changes to the building’s design, the latest development in a lengthy journey for the controversial project. The...
FEELING THE SPIRIT: Providence Place mall reported an increase in visitors to the mall in the first weekend of the holiday shopping season, placing the rise at about 3% above a year earlier. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

R.I. shopping centers feeling merry about December despite economic challenges

Crowded stores and stronger-than-expected sales have analysts predicting that the rest of the holiday shopping season will be a banner one despite higher prices,...

List: Diversity Officers

Total local stock brokers: 1,429 The complete list is available for purchase online. For information about participating in PBN’s Top Lists, or to make additions or corrections,...
A PANEL DISCUSSION at Providence Business News’ Diversity and Inclusion Summit and Awards event on Wednesday is led by Kevin Matta, center, human resources chief and diversity officer with the Amos House in Providence and board vice president of Diversity and Inclusion Professionals. With him, from left, is Angela B. Ankoma, vice president of the Rhode Island Foundation’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Initiative; Shameen Awan, vice president of talent management and DE&I assistant vice president at Amica Insurance Co.; Doris De Los Santos, manager of the supplier diversity program at Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island; Ken Gladney, executive director and manager of diversity, assets and wealth management at J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.; Shaweta Pandey, executive director of strategic diversity management at CVS Health Corp.; and Monika Soban, director of manufacturing and diversity, inclusion and belonging site lead at Amgen Rhode Island. / PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

PBN Summit: Diversity, equity and inclusion talk needs to lead to...

WARWICK – Business and nonprofit leaders in Rhode Island and beyond realize that targeted efforts to increase diversity, equity and inclusion in culture and...

WalletHub: R.I. 6th best state for jobs

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island ranks as the sixth best state in the nation for jobs in a WalletHub report released Wednesday. The study considered more...

R.I. Health Insurance Commissioner Tigue to step down

PROVIDENCE – R.I. Health Insurance Commissioner Patrick M. Tigue is stepping down after almost two years of state service, Gov. Daniel J. McKee announced...
THE CHAMPLIN FOUNDATION has awarded $10.2 million in grants to 95 local nonprofit organizations.

Champlin Foundation awards $10.2M in grants to 95 organizations

CRANSTON – Ninety-five local nonprofit organizations across the state have received $10.2 million in capital funding from the Champlin Foundation to help support the...

R.I. Department of Education issues $7M in grants to bolster adult...

PROVIDENCE – Nineteen grants totaling $7 million have been issued by the R.I. Department of Education to provide adult education programming during the fiscal...
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