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  R.I.’s new COVID-19 vaccine strategy will involve family doctors
  
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  Re-ranked by newest chamber: 1. One SouthCoast | Year founded: 2020 2. Tri-Town | Year founded: 1985 3. Charlestown | Year founded: 1984 The complete list is available...
  
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  CULTURE SHIFT: Offices in post-pandemic era likely will never...
  
  April 30, 2021 4:00 am
  
  After months of working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic, Patrick Nee welcomed a return to the normal rhythms of a company office. His Boston-based...
  
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  RIDOT taps brakes on bus hub plan
  
  April 30, 2021 3:23 am
  
  After insisting for months that the proposal to split up the Kennedy Plaza bus hub had already received adequate vetting and opportunity for public...
  
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  R.I. health centers get crucial cash injection
  
  April 30, 2021 3:09 am
  
  Karen Mazzola had tears in her eyes when she administered Thundermist Health Center’s first COVID-19 vaccine shot late last year. “I was just overwhelmed with...
  
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  Five Questions With: Shannon Gilkey
  
  April 30, 2021 2:52 am
  
  Shannon Gilkey | Commissioner on postsecondary education 1. As the new higher-ed chief, what is your vision for at Rhode Island College and Community...
  
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  Push on to make benefits of telehealth permanent
  
  April 30, 2021 2:47 am
  
  Seeing a doctor became much easier in the pandemic for many people who avoided travel time, office waits and the risk of exposure to...
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  May 11, 2021 10:30 pm
  
  Carla Mulhern is the new executive director of the American Heart Association’s Southern New England market. She was previously the area director at the...
  
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  R.I. reports 90% of people 60 and older vaccinated...
  
  May 11, 2021 11:39 am
  
  PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island continues to make steady progress in vaccination across various age groups, with more than 90% of people age 60 and...
  
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  R.I. opens eligibility for 12- to 15-year-olds for Pfizer...
  
  May 11, 2021 9:43 am
  
  PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island expects to open eligibility for the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to 12- to 15-year-olds today, once state health officials have updated the...
  
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  Pro-Change Behavior Systems awarded $378.5K from NIH
  
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  SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Pro-Change Behavior Systems Inc. has been awarded a $378,553 grant from the National Institutes of Health for development of an individualized...
  
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  Rubius Therapeutics posts $42.3M loss in Q1
  
  May 10, 2021 9:58 am
  
  CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Rubius Therapeutics Inc. reported a $42.3 million loss in the first quarter of 2021, or 51 cents per diluted share, the...
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  Brown awards $474K to support equity, excellence in Providence...
  
  May 11, 2021 10:45 pm
  
  PROVIDENCE – Brown University has awarded $474,000 in grants from its Fund for the Education of the Children of Providence to the Providence Public...
  
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  Bryant University to fully reopen its campus June 1
  
  May 11, 2021 10:20 pm
  
  SMITHFIELD – Bryant University’s campus will fully reopen its 428-acre campus on June 1, with all the university’s employees expected to work on-site by...
  
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  URI names Kothari new Harrington School director
  
  May 11, 2021 10:00 pm
  
  SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Ammina Kothari, an associate professor and director of graduate programs at the Rochester Institute of Technology’s School of Communication in Henrietta,...
  
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  Johnson & Wales University requiring all students to be...
  
  May 11, 2021 11:24 am
  
  PROVIDENCE – Johnson & Wales University is the latest local college to require all students to be vaccinated before the upcoming fall semester. The university...
  
  Education
  
  RISD receives $4M anonymous gift to help renovate Metcalf...
  
  May 10, 2021 3:18 pm
  
  PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island School of Design announced Monday that it has received a $4 million anonymous donation to help revitalize the century-old...
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  R.I. mortgage delinquency rises to 5.3% in February
  
  May 11, 2021 9:43 am
  
  PROVIDENCE – The share of mortgages in Rhode Island in February that were 30 days or more delinquent was 5.3%, an increase from 4.2%...
  
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  Warwick waterfront home sells for $1.79M
  
  May 7, 2021 2:54 pm
  
  WARWICK – Waterfront property at 276 Channel View Ave. has sold for $1.79 million, the highest home sale in the city since 2019, according...
  
  Real Estate
  
  Richmond estate with 158 acres, private banquet hall, sold...
  
  May 6, 2021 11:04 pm
  
  RICHMOND – A 158-acre property in Richmond with five buildings, including a private banquet hall, has sold for $1.3 million. The property, at 54 Bucknam...
  
  Real Estate
  
  Shingle-style house in Middletown sold for $1.7M
  
  May 6, 2021 11:03 pm
  
  MIDDLETOWN – A three-bedroom, shingle-style home on 2.7 acres has sold for $1.7 million. The property includes a primary bedroom overlooking a saltwater pool,...
  
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  Providence City Council gives first approval to revised TSA...
  
  May 6, 2021 11:02 am
  
  PROVIDENCE – Compromise legislation imposing wage standards for larger development projects that receive city tax breaks while exempting smaller-dollar projects received the initial green light...
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STUART BENTON, left, CEO and president of Bradford Soap Works Inc., was presented Wednesday with the Strategic Leadership Award during Providence Business News' 2021 Manufacturing Awards program. At right, VIBCO Inc. CEO and President Karl Wadensten was named the 2021 Manufacturing Champion. / PBN PHOTOS / RUPERT WHITELEY

PBN Manufacturing Awards: Bradford Soap’s Benton, VIBCO’s Wadensten among industry forces...

Economic Activity April 1, 2021 5:59 am

PROVIDENCE – On a day-to-day basis at Bradford Soap Works Inc., Stuart Benton, the CEO and president of the West Warwick-based soap manufacturer, tries...

MEANINGFUL MOVE: Gregg Scarlata, president and chief operating officer of Colonial Mills Inc., says increased efficiencies have helped grow the company’s gross margins by more than 8% in the last three years. / PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

Pandemic-driven demand for home décor products sews success for Colonial Mills

Manufacturing March 31, 2021 5:20 am

PBN Manufacturing Awards 2021 Excellence in Lean Management: Colonial Mills Inc. Are you shopping online to make your “nest” cozier and more comfortable while you’re housebound...

Five Questions With: Emily Reade

Manufacturing March 23, 2021 10:30 pm

Emily Reade, president of chemical manufacturing company Reade Advanced Materials in East Providence, discusses the International Organization of Standardization’s 9001-2015 certification for small and...

RIMA to host virtual manufacturing conference and expo April 13

Manufacturing March 9, 2021 10:00 pm

PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Manufacturers Association will host a new annual event on April 13 called the Spring Reignite & Reengage Conference. The online...

PROVIDENCE BUSINESS NEWS has announced 15 honorees for its 2021 Manufacturing Awards program.

Bradford Soap’s Benton among 15 honorees for PBN’s 2021 Manufacturing Awards

Economic Activity February 26, 2021 6:00 am

PROVIDENCE – Bradford Soap Works Inc. CEO and President Stuart Benton has been honored in the Strategic Leadership category in Providence Business News’ 2021...

Polaris MEP: Most manufacturers plan to increase workforce counts

Manufacturing February 23, 2021 10:45 pm

PROVIDENCE – Polaris MEP, which stands for Manufacturing Extension Partnership, has launched a “2-Q Poll” survey series to solicit feedback from the manufacturing industry...

Polaris MEP offers free online ISO certification session for manufacturers

Manufacturing February 23, 2021 10:00 pm

PROVIDENCE – Polaris MEP is offering a virtual overview of the ISO 9001-2015 certification process for manufacturers during a free webinar on Feb. 25...

GAME ON: Marc Crisafulli, executive vice president of strategy and operations for Bally’s Corp. and president of Twin River Casino Hotel and Tiverton Casino Hotel, will be the guest speaker at Northern Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce’s Eggs and Issues monthly event on Feb. 22. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Editor’s Choice: Crisafulli to discuss casino operations over breakfast 

Subscriber Only February 19, 2021 12:40 am

EDITOR’S CHOICE Crisafulli to discuss casino operations over breakfast THE NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND Chamber of Commerce will hold its monthly virtual Eggs and Issues...

Langevin targets cybersecurity risk at Feb. 22 online manufacturing workshop

Manufacturing February 11, 2021 6:30 pm

PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Manufacturers Association, Polaris MEP and Vertikal6 Inc. will host a free virtual workshop on Feb. 22, “Manufacturing Cybersecurity: A...

Five Questions With: Samuel Chionuma

Manufacturing February 9, 2021 10:30 pm

Quick, reliable COVID-19 tests mean fewer disruptions in manufacturing production lines and fewer employees out of work. Rhode Island rolled out a pilot program...

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