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ON THE MAT:  Nic Cortes, left, owner of the jiu-jitsu studio Cortes BJJ LLC in Warwick, teaches Kevin Madden of Warwick a mixed martial arts move. Cortes, a minority business owner, recently opened a second location in the city.  PBN PHOTO/ MICHAEL SALERNO

An equity check: ‘Much of this movement is being dismantled’

Entrepreneurship 03/28/2025

Nina Reed’s bakery products are popular, but that doesn’t mean running her business has been a piece of cake. Reed, the owner of Sarcastic Sweets...

Keith W. Stokes / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Five Questions With: Keith W. Stokes

5Q 01/31/2025

Keith W. Stokes | Associate director, R.I. Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion 1. What level of interest have you seen so far from...

Additional $30M from Facility Equity Initiative available for school construction efforts

Education 09/15/2022

CENTRAL FALLS – About $30 million in funds for the second round of the state School Building Authority’s Facility Equity Initiative is now available...

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