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Sojourner House marks 50th anniversary, raises more than $160K for survivor...

PROVIDENCE – Sojourner House marked its 50th anniversary at a breakfast on May 29 at the Providence Marriott Downtown, drawing about 350 community members,...
AWARENESS MANDATE: A state law that went into effect on Jan. 1 requires all hotel employees and short-term rental operators to receive training on how to spot signs of human trafficking among guests. As of now, there are no penalties for noncompliance. 
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New R.I. law aims to curb human trafficking

Hotels and short-term rental operators in Rhode Island are being required to do their part to prevent human trafficking. In fact, it’s the law. As...
FASTER ACTION: Dr. Ana Tuya Fulton, center, chief population health officer at Care New England Health System, says she’s thankful state leaders are working on longer-term solutions for its health care problems, but there needs to be some quick wins, too. Fulton is a panelist at Providence Business News’ Health Care Summit on April 2, along with state Sen. Pamela Lauria, a nurse practitioner, left, and Dr. Raj Hazarika, vice president and chief medical officer of commercial products at Harvard Pilgrim Health Care of New England Inc. 
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Summit panelists: R.I. trying to chip away at the many health...

When primary care nurse practitioner and state Sen. Pamela Lauria, D-Bristol, sees patients with urgent symptoms, she finds that a potential medical emergency isn’t...
IN DEMAND: Karl Wadensten, center, CEO and president of VIBCO Inc. and R.I. Commerce Corp. board member, talks about the need for skilled workers during the first panel discussion of Providence Business News’ 2026 Workforce Development Summit at the Providence Marriott Downtown on Feb. 19. With Wadensten on the panel are, from left, Matthew Weldon, director of the R.I. Department of Labor and Training; Farouk Rajab, CEO and president of both the Rhode Island Hospitality Association and the Rhode Island Hospitality Education Foundation; and Rosa Brito, manager of workforce development at Brown University Health. PBN Editor Michael Mello, standing, moderates.
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DLT urges employers to use Real Jobs RI amid uncertain federal...

Rhode Island has built what Matthew Weldon, director of the R.I. Department of Labor and Training, calls one of the most replicated workforce systems...

Groov-Pin, Centreville Bank, Neighborhood Health Plan, Point32Health, U-Haul named PBN’s top...

PROVIDENCE – Groov-Pin Corp., Centreville Bank, Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island, Point32Health Co. and U-Haul International Inc. were the top companies recognized on...

Bristol County Savings Charitable Foundation awards $151K in grants to 18...

TAUNTON – Bristol County Savings Bank’s Charitable Foundation awarded grants totaling $151,471 to 18 Rhode Island nonprofits during a ceremony held at the Providence Marriott...

PBN unveils 2025 Healthiest Employers of Rhode Island

PROVIDENCE – Twenty-seven organizations have been named as honorees in Providence Business News’ 2025 Healthiest Employers of Rhode Island Awards program. All the honorees for...

Cameron & Mittleman’s DelPonte, R.I.S.E. Women’s Leadership Conference’s Ajakaiye among PBN’s...

PROVIDENCE – Karen G. DelPonte, partner for Cameron & Mittleman LLP, has been selected by Providence Business News as this year’s Career Achievement winner...

Brown Medicine’s Caliendo PBN’s Health Care Heroes career achiever

PROVIDENCE – Dr. Angela Caliendo, executive vice chairperson of medicine in Brown Medicine’s division of infectious diseases, has been chosen as the Career Achiever...
JEFFREY WOLFSBERG, program director for the R.I. Recovery Friendly Workplace initiative, delivered the Thursday the keynote address of the Providence Business News 2024 Healthiest Employers of Rhode Island Awards event. / PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

Groov-Pin, Centreville Bank, Neighborhood Health Plan, AAA, CVS named PBN’s top...

PROVIDENCE – Groov-Pin Corp., Centreville Bank, Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island, AAA Northeast and CVS Health Corp. were the top companies recognized Thursday...
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