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R.I. Food Bank report: Hunger in state worse than during pandemic

Economy 11/21/2022

PROVIDENCE – Food insecurity has gotten worse in Rhode Island this past year than it was during the COVID-19 pandemic, mostly due to inflation...

HOPE & MAIN in 2023 will open a new Downtown Makers Marketplace at 100 Westminster St. in Providence. Pictured, from left, are Joseph R. Paolino Jr., Paolino Properties LP managing partner; Barbara Papitto, The Papitto Opportunity Connection founder; Lisa Raiola, Hope & Main founder and president; and Tony Lopez, owner of Schasteâ. / COURTESY HOPE & MAIN

Hope & Main to open downtown marketplace in Providence

Food & Agriculture 11/02/2022

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s prominent food business incubator will soon have a significant presence in the city. Additionally, the organization is currently negotiating to occupy...

SHERI GRIFFIN, co-executive director of Farm Fresh Rhode Island standing with co-executive director Jesse Rye, co-executive directors of Farm Fresh Rhode Island, at the construction site for their new 60,000 square foot Food Hub facility in 2020, announced Tuesday she is stepping away from the organization next month. Rye in 2023 will become Farm Fresh' sole executive director. /PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Farm Fresh R.I. co-director Griffin resigning; Rye to become organization’s sole...

Food & Agriculture 11/01/2022

PROVIDENCE – Farm Fresh Rhode Island will have a leadership change starting next month. Sheri Griffin, who has served as the nonprofit food marketplace and...

5Q: Nina Stack, The Champlin Foundation executive director

5Q 10/28/2022

Nina Stack | The Champlin Foundation executive director 1. Have the requests for donations from The Champlin Foundation remained high in the past year? The need for...

R.I. KIDS COUNT calls on state to address mental health crisis...

Government 10/24/2022

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island KIDS COUNT on Monday released a new report that calls on the state to immediately address the mental health crisis...

TODD MARTIN will resign as the International Tennis Hall of Fame's CEO on Jan. 1, 2023. / PBN FILE PHOTO/KATE WHITNEY LUCEY

Tennis Hall of Fame CEO Martin to resign on Jan. 1

News Story 10/12/2022

NEWPORT – The International Tennis Hall of Fame’s top executive will be heading south, and not just for the winter. Todd Martin, who has been...

Ocean Community United Theatre names new executive director

Art & Culture 10/11/2022

WESTERLY – Carly Callahan was named the Ocean Community United Theatre's new executive director, the organization's board of directors announced Tuesday. “Thanks to the work...

SPARKING CONVERSATION: Rhode Island CEO Council founder and CEO Robert Fiske regularly hears discussions among local business leaders about how to address a myriad of challenges impacting multiple industries.  PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

R.I. CEO Council is a leader amongst leaders

Business Services 09/30/2022

PBN Innovative Companies 2022 INNOVATIVE COLLABORATION: Rhode Island CEO Council THE NEWLY FOUNDED Rhode Island CEO Council may only be less than 1 year old, but...

COLLABORATIVE EFFORT: From left, DESIGNxRI Executive Director Ellie Brown, Program and Events Manager Davin Samuels and marketing associate Rue Sakayama at the nonprofit’s Providence office.  PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

DESIGNxRI builds an industry by design

Business Services 09/30/2022

PBN Innovative Companies 2022 NONPROFIT: DESIGNxRI DESIGN AND INNOVATION go hand in hand at DESIGNxRI. The Providence-based nonprofit creates economic development opportunities for Rhode Island designers,...