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NEIL D. STEINBERG, president and CEO of the Rhode Island Foundation, told the Providence Business News Thursday the $150,000 Together RI initiative which saw community members discuss current events and challenges in person was "worth the investment." / PBN FILE PHOTO/PHOTO BY MICHAEL SALERNO

RIF expands grant opportunities, staff, recommits to strategic priorities

Economic Activity 02/19/2018

PROVIDENCE - While the Rhode Island Foundation closed out 2017 having doled out $43 million in grants to more than 1,700 nonprofit organizations and...

WHEATON COLLEGE received a $10 million commitment to integrate social entrepreneurship into the study of the liberal arts and sciences. /

Wheaton College receives $10M commitment for social entrepreneurship education

Education 02/16/2018

NORTON – Wheaton College received a $10 million commitment from the Diana Davis Spencer Foundation to support the integration of social entrepreneurship education into...

A $50 million gift to Brown University's Warren Alpert Medical School will fund the transition of scientific breakthroughs into medical treatments to alleviate disease. / COURTESY BROWN UNIVERSITY

Brown welcomes $50M gift from Chancellor Mencoff

Education 02/15/2018

PROVIDENCE - A $50 million gift made to Brown University by Chancellor Samuel M. Mencoff and Ann S. Mencoff to fund the translation of scientific...

THE PANEL at the inaugural PBN Workforce Development Summit. From left to right, Mark S. Murphy, Lisa Abbott, Damian Ewens, Miellette McFarlane, Tim Hebert, Matthew Reeber and Douglas Sherman. / PBN PHOTO/ PAMELA BHATIA

Inaugural PBN Workforce Development Summit plots talent production

Economic Activity 02/14/2018

WARWICK – Discussion at the first-ever Providence Business News Workforce Development Summit held Feb. 14 saw roughly 200 attendees listen to and share ideas...

The revised design for the second phase of the Edge College Hill apartment building would pull the structure off the street and allow a greater view of the historical Congdon & Carpenter Building./DBVW Architects.

Design for College Hill apartment building reintroduced at 11 stories

Real Estate 02/13/2018

PROVIDENCE – A developer who wants to build a second building of luxury apartments aimed at college students introduced a new design Monday to...

HASBRO INC. was named among Ethisphere Institute's 2018 World's Most Ethical Companies.

Ethisphere Institute names Hasbro among most ethical companies in world

Capital Goods 02/12/2018

PAWTUCKET – Hasbro Inc. was named by Ethisphere Institute as one of the 2018 World’s Most Ethical Companies. The Pawtucket-headquartered toy company has made...

BOTH PASSENGER AND CARGO traffic at T.F. Green Airport in November increased year over year. / COURTESY R.I. AIRPORT CORP.

T.F. Green passenger and cargo traffic continue upswing in Nov.

Economic Activity 02/09/2018

WARWICK – T.F. Green Airport has been getting busier. Passenger traffic at T.F. Green in November rose 21.5 percent year over year to 374,265 enplaned...

JANET L. COIT, director of the R.I. Department of Environmental Management, highlighted the benefits of $3 million in matching grants that DEM made to 15 municipalities to develop or renovate recreational facilities. / PBN FILE PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Raimondo, DEM announce $3.7M in brownfield cleanup and redevelopment funds

Government 02/08/2018

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo joined with the R.I. Department of Environmental Management to announce $3.7 million in grants for the cleanup and...

PROVIDENCE RANKED NO. 3 for cities with the highest income inequality in a study of the largest metropolitan areas in the country and the most-populous cities in those areas. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Report: Providence ranks poorly for income inequality

Economic Activity 02/07/2018

PROVIDENCE – In 2016, Providence ranked No. 3 for highest income inequality among the most populous cities in the largest 100 metropolitan areas in...

THE RHODE ISLAND HOME PRICE INDEX grew at the fastest rate year over year of any New England state in December, according to real estate data tracker CoreLogic. / COURTESY CORELOGIC

CoreLogic: Both Providence metro and R.I. HPI rise in Dec.

Real Estate 02/06/2018

PROVIDENCE – The Providence-Warwick-Fall River metropolitan Home Price Index increased 7.6 percent year over year in December, according to CoreLogic Tuesday. Nationally, the HPI increased...

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