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Neronha, R.I. Foundation accepting applications for youth dental grants

PROVIDENCE – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha and the Rhode Island Foundation recently announced they are accepting proposals for future grant awards from $10...

Dentists: R.I. insurer’s effort to help sector falls short

Delta Dental of Rhode Island’s new student loan repayment program has stirred up ongoing debates over the causes of a dentist shortage in the...

EEOC: ‘Reasonable cause’ Providence schools’ student loan forgiveness program violated Title...

PROVIDENCE – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission determined on July 24 there is “reasonable cause” that a multimillion-dollar student loan forgiveness program to...

Delta Dental of R.I. launches loan repayment program

PROVIDENCE – Delta Dental of Rhode Island recently announced the launch of a new loan repayment program designed to support local dentists. The program is...

R.I. Foundation awards $6.1M in grants from new programs part of...

PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Foundation awarded a total of $6.1 million in grants to 147 organizations across the state to help residents with...
STAYING THE COURSE: Dawn Apajee, founder and president of professional staffing service City Personnel Inc., speaks to Recruiting Coordinator Adora Andrade, who is writing on the board. Apajee says the nature of City Personnel’s business – which provides legal, administrative, accounting and support staffing services – calls for a commitment to diversity.
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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...
READY TO HELP: Jillian Finkle, deputy director for Grow Smart Rhode Island, will be helping to oversee a three-year pilot program focused on revitalizing the state’s Main Streets, such as the commercial corridor along Dexter Street in Central Falls, where Finkle is pictured. 
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A new attempt to breathe life into R.I.’s main streets

The colloquial “Main Streets” are vital for community cohesion and small-business growth. Yet, these areas don’t develop naturally, and many local commercial corridors struggle...

Former R.I. senator Cano named URI Foundation’s industry relations director

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Sandra Cano, a former Pawtucket state senator and the city’s commerce director, has landed a new job at her alma mater,...

R.I. Foundation awards $440K in grants to support 18 medical research...

PROVIDENCE – Approximately $440,000 in seed funding has been awarded by the Rhode Island Foundation to five health organizations and higher education institutions to...

R.I. Foundation offering $2.5M in grants for opioid use recovery, services

PROVIDENCE – Close to $2.5 million in grants is being made available by the Rhode Island Foundation to support services and programs that address...
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