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STATEWIDE DECISIONS: Multiple members of the General Assembly will take part in the 2023 Legislative Luncheon hosted by the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce on Feb. 15 at noon at the R.I. Convention Center. Pictured is the R.I. Statehouse.  PBN FILE PHOTO/NICOLE DOTZENROD

Editor’s Choice: Greater Providence Chamber to host Legislative Luncheon

Subscriber Only 01/20/2023

EDITOR’S CHOICE Greater Providence Chamber to host Legislative Luncheon THE GREATER PROVIDENCE Chamber of Commerce will hold its 2023 Rhode Island Legislative Luncheon. The Chamber...

CELEBRATING MANUFACTURING: The Rhode Island Manufacturers Association will hold its annual awards dinner on Feb. 7 at the Graduate Providence.  PBN FILE PHOTO/MARY MACDONALD

Editor’s Choice: R.I. Manufacturers Association to hold annual awards dinner

Subscriber Only 01/06/2023

EDITOR’S CHOICE R.I. Manufacturers Associationto hold annual awards dinner THE RHODE ISLAND Manufacturers Association will hold its annual awards dinner. The annual program recognizes local...

R.I. receives $5.5M for broadband improvements

Technology 11/29/2022

PROVIDENCE – Almost 50,000 families in Rhode Island, or around 12% of all households, do not have internet connection, according to state data. Meanwhile, the...

STARTING SMALL: The Providence Public Library, in partnership with Score Rhode Island, will host an informational workshop on how to start a small business on Oct. 1.  PBN PHOTO/JAMES BESSETTE

Editor’s Choice: Providence Public Library to host small-business workshop

Subscriber Only 09/30/2022

EDITOR’S CHOICE Providence Library to host small-business workshop THE PROVIDENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY, in partnership with Score Rhode Island, will host an informational workshop on...

R.I. Foundation awards $77,500 for services to LGBTQ communities

Nonprofit 09/27/2022

PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Foundation has awarded 12 nonprofit organizations $77,500 in total grants to assist their efforts in supporting the Ocean State’s...

College Unbound receives $500K grant from Walmart

Education 09/13/2022

PROVIDENCE – Local education nonprofit College Unbound recently received a $500,000 grant from prominent retail chain Walmart Inc. to help the organization expand its...

COMMUNITY-BASED: Karen G. DelPonte, founding partner of Cameron & Mittleman LLP, dedicates more than 10 hours a month volunteering legal services for nonprofits such as the Rhode Island Community Food Bank and Providence Public Library. / PBN PHOTO/DAVID HANSEN

Karen DelPonte, Cameron & Mittleman LLP partner

Business Services 08/19/2022

Leaders & Achievers 2022 KAREN G. DELPONTE Founding partner, Cameron & Mittleman LLP KAREN G. DELPONTE, founding partner of Cameron & Mittleman LLP’s estate planning...

RIDE, Providence Public Library partner to distribute Chromebooks to adult learners

Education 05/24/2022

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Education, in partnership with the Providence Public Library and the Federal Communication Commission’s Emergency Connectivity Fund, will distribute...

Centreville Bank donates $284K to 13 nonprofits in R.I. and Conn.

Financial Services 04/18/2022

WEST WARWICK – Centreville Bank through its charitable foundation recently awarded more than $284,000 in grants to 13 nonprofits in Rhode Island and Connecticut,...