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  Jack Martin | Providence Public Library executive director On March 16, 2020, Providence Public Library’s administrative team gathered in person for the last time in...
  
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  R.I. plays role in making new COVID-19 vaccines
  
  April 16, 2021 3:12 am
  
  What seemed like an epic race for an effective COVID-19 vaccine has produced several options that have people rolling up their sleeves across Rhode...
  
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  Rhode Island will soon hit a tipping point in COVID-19 vaccinations – a point at which there will be more vaccine available than the...
  
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  PROVIDENCE – CVS Pharmacy is now selling over-the-counter COVID-19 testing kits, the company announced Monday. CVS Health Corp. is selling three tests that have received...
  
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  WARWICK – A new partnership between Thrive Behavioral Health and CODAC Behavioral Healthcare is offering people in Kent County access to medication-assisted treatment to...
  
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  300th same-day surgery performed at University Orthopedics center
  
  April 18, 2021 10:10 pm
  
  EAST PROVIDENCE – University Orthopedics marked a milestone this month at its East Bay Surgery Center, where 300 successful same-day total joint replacement surgeries...
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  Jack Martin | Providence Public Library executive director On March 16, 2020, Providence Public Library’s administrative team gathered in person for the last time in...
  
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  April 16, 2021 1:21 am
  
  Improving our K-12 public schools to a level approaching and hopefully surpassing those of Massachusetts and other states consistently recognized for educational excellence is...
  
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  Brown University student named Congressional Medal of Honor Society...
  
  April 15, 2021 10:00 pm
  
  PROVIDENCE – Aidan Reilly, a senior at Brown University who helped co-found a nonprofit that addresses food insecurity by repurposing produce surplus, was named...
  
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  UMass Dartmouth to freeze tuition for 2021-22 academic year
  
  April 14, 2021 3:12 pm
  
  BOSTON – The University of Massachusetts announced Wednesday that its board of trustees approved President Marty Meehan’s proposal to freeze tuition at all four...
  
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  Bryant Provost Sulmasy named Nichols College president
  
  April 14, 2021 10:47 am
  
  SMITHFIELD – Bryant University will be in search of a new provost and chief academic officer. Glenn M. Sulmasy, who became the university’s first provost...
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  East Side colonial sells for $1.4M
  
  April 16, 2021 5:00 am
  
  PROVIDENCE – A newly renovated colonial-style home with a three-car garage on the city’s East Side was sold recently for $1.4 million, according to...
  
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  April 16, 2021 1:06 am
  
  Westport Middle School and High School | 400 Old County Road, Westport School is close to being in session at the town’s new combined middle...
  
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  East Providence to meet state affordable-housing goal with Sutton...
  
  April 15, 2021 10:20 pm
  
  EAST PROVIDENCE – ONE Neighborhood Builders, a Providence-based community development nonprofit, has purchased a 36-unit apartment complex in East Providence for $3.3 million, the...
  
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  Historic preservation conference ‘Come Back to the Future’ launches...
  
  April 14, 2021 10:30 pm
  
  PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Historical Preservation & Heritage Commission will hold its 35th annual historic preservation conference next week, with breakout sessions and keynote...
  
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  Bill would make temporary tax break on unoccupied residential...
  
  April 14, 2021 10:20 pm
  
  PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Senate has approved legislation that will make permanent tax exemptions that apply to residential properties that are under construction or...
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Toray pursues wellness every hour of the day

Manufacturing August 9, 2019 12:00 am

Healthiest Employers of Rhode Island 2019 2,000-4,999 EMPLOYEES #5: Toray Plastics (America) Inc. CEO (or equivalent): Michael Brandmeier, CEO and president Number of employees: 2,406 MANUFACTURING AT Toray...

PBN C-Suite Awards 2019 special section

PBN Award Winners April 26, 2019 12:00 am

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People, not machines, key to manufacturing success

Capital Goods March 15, 2019 12:00 am

The popular image of manufacturing is big machines making big things. But nothing could be further from the truth, as the profiles of the...

PBN Manufacturing Awards 2019 special section

PBN Award Winners March 15, 2019 12:00 am

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MEETING OF THE MINDS: Toray Plastics President and CEO Michael Brandmeier, center, discusses company business with Chris Nothnagle, left, corporate marketing senior director, and Chief Financial Officer David Jose.  / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Toray Plastics’ Brandmeier committed to colleagues’ success

Manufacturing March 15, 2019 12:00 am

Michael Brandmeier, Toray Plastics (America) Inc. Leadership & Strategy Winner | 2019 PBN Manufacturing Awards Toray Plastics (America) Inc. may be an industry leader in manufacturing...

A RECORD CROWD of more than 320 attended the sixth PBN Manufacturing Awards program, held at WaterFire Providence's headquarters in the Valley neighborhood of the city. / PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

Record crowd attends PBN Manufacturing Awards program

Manufacturing March 14, 2019 2:10 pm

PROVIDENCE – A crowd of more than 320 manufacturing industry leaders attended Providence Business News’ sixth Manufacturing Awards program Wednesday at WaterFire Providence’s Valley...

PBN names Manufacturing Awards winners

Manufacturing February 1, 2019 5:02 am

PROVIDENCE – Michael Brandmeier, president and CEO of Toray Plastics (America) Inc., has been named the winner in the Strategic Leadership category of Providence Business...

Toray pulls out the stops for around-the-clock wellness

Capital Goods August 10, 2018 12:00 am

Healthiest Employees: 2,000-4,999 Employees | #4. Toray Plastics (America) Inc. CEO (or equivalent): Michael Brandmeier, CEO and president Number of employees: 2,385 Persuasion and outreach are...

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