Tag: Providence Public Library
BankNewport awards $212K in grants to local nonprofits
NEWPORT – BankNewport announced July 13 that it had distributed $212,000 in grants to 16 local nonprofits that had their operations and outreach negatively...
Providence awards $99K contract to RWU for racial reparations work
PROVIDENCE - The city has signed a $99,000 contract with Roger Williams University to continue its plan for racial reparations, though details on who...
Stay true to core values
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...
Centreville Bank donates $177,500 to 11 local nonprofits
WEST WARWICK – Centreville Bank through its charitable foundation recently donated $177,500 to 11 local nonprofits, according to a news release.
Recipients include:
Capital Good...
Now is the time to rebuild our libraries
We’ve all felt the impact of the past year – not being able to carry on with our lives normally, not socializing in person...
BOND Building Construction Inc.
THE STORY: Thomas J. Bond’s mother loaned the upstart entrepreneur $500 in 1907 to start a construction business and he began building sidewalks in...
Providence Public Library completes $25M renovation of 1950s-era wing
PROVIDENCE – The Providence Public Library this week completed its 18-month renovation of the 1950s-era wing, establishing new common areas for the public to...
Library aiming to help build businesses
Providence Public Library was founded 145 years ago during a period that is now referred to as the Long Depression. Starting with the Panic...
Erica Busillo Adams
PBN 40 UNDER FORTY 2020 AWARD WINNER Erica Busillo Adams, 34 | Director of Development, Providence Public Library
What is the best advice you have...
PBN announces 2020 40 Under Forty winners
PROVIDENCE – Forty young professionals have been chosen as the winners of Providence Business News’ 16th annual 40 Under Forty program, and will be...