Tag: Rhode Island Black Business Association
R.I. Commerce awards $800K in innovation grants
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Commerce Corp. board of directors has awarded $800,000 to 13 organizations through its Innovation Network Matching Grant Program.
The program provides grants...
Everybody’s Business: Multimedia maven gives voice to the underdog
(Editor’s note: This is the 68th installment in a monthly series speaking with minority business owners and leaders. Each will be asked their views...
Bristol County Savings Bank opens full-service branch in Providence
PROVIDENCE – Bristol County Savings Bank has expanded its presence in downtown Providence, converting its commercial loan office into a full-service branch while awarding...
Everybody’s Business: Helping formerly incarcerated individuals move on
(Editor’s note: This is the 67th installment in a monthly series speaking with minority business owners and leaders. Each will be asked their views...
Bristol County Savings Bank taps Desmond Ranglin to lead R.I. branches
TAUNTON – Bristol County Savings Bank has named Desmond A. Ranglin vice president and branch manager regional team leader of its new downtown Providence...
RIBBA awards De La Cruz for her leadership
MILLY DE LA CRUZ recently received the 2025 Emerging Leader Award from the Rhode Island Black Business Association. The award recognizes an individual for...
Everybody’s Business: Day care offers kids a sense of belonging
(Editor’s note: This is the 62nd installment in a monthly series speaking with minority business owners and leaders. Each will be asked their views...
Rhode Island Black Business Association expands board of directors
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Black Business Association is adding five members to its board of directors, expanding the board to 19 total members,...
Dawn Apajee
PBN Leaders & Achievers Awards 2025
DAWN APAJEE
City Personnel Founder and president
DAWN APAJEE’S RECRUITING CAREER began in London in 1989. From the start, she loved...
DEI TEST: Roll back? Push ahead? For many organizations, a critical...
The diversity pledges flooded corporate inboxes across the country as protests filled the streets over George Floyd, a Black man who died under the...
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