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DANIEL CAVICCHI is the associate provost of Research|Global|Practice at the Rhode Island School of Design, a new position at the university that oversees continuing education, executive education, RISD Global, partnered projects and RISD Careers. /COURTESY RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN

4 RISD educators promoted to leadership positions

Education 07/21/2017

PROVIDENCE – Effective July 1, four long-term Rhode Island School of Design faculty members were promoted to positions of leadership, one of which is...

With $205.8 million impact, arts economy is strong in Providence

Economic Activity 07/21/2017

Given the results of the most recent Americans for the Arts study, “Arts & Economic Prosperity 5,” it’s no coincidence Providence is known as...

WaterFire Arts Center to host FringePVD Festival July 24-29

Hospitality & Tourism 07/21/2017

PROVIDENCE – More than 300 individual theater, music, dance, multimedia and performing artists will be featured during Providence’s fourth annual Fringe Festival, FringePVD 2017,...

R.I. architects feel high-profile work too often goes to out-of-state firms

Business Services 07/14/2017

In a state that prides itself on world-class creative talent, it strikes some on the local scene as odd when high-profile design work goes...

Five Questions With Lizzi Ross

In Their Own Words 07/14/2017

1. What was the catalyst behind RISD’s Design for Manufacturing Innovation certificate program launched in September 2016? This program was developed in partnership with...

OUTDOOR SPACE: The Radeke Garden, just outside Danforth Hall at the Rhode Island School of Design Museum, is one of the attractions for corporate outings. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

R.I. schools offer unique settings for doing business

Business Services 07/07/2017

The Rhode Island School of Design’s art museum is home to one of the three largest university art collections in the nation. Its colorful...

JEWELRY DESTINATION: Hannah Garrison, owner, Wear Your Music LLC, talks with her husband, Christopher Garrison. Hannah moved to Providence from New York about 10 years ago in search of people with the skills to complete and package her jewelry designs. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Drawn by infrastructure and history, artisans fashioning new chapter for Rhody...

Capital Goods 06/30/2017

Hannah Garrison, a jeweler, moved to Providence about 10 years ago, looking for skilled labor to help her business produce a line that she...

FREE TASTING: John S. Lombardo, right, and Tony Demers are co-owners of Bin 312 on South Main Street in Providence. The wine shop hosts free tastings of off-the-beaten-track wines every Thursday evening. Andrea Nelson, left, foreground, of New York City, and Althea Nelson of Providence taste a rosé from France. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Passion for unique wines

Entrepreneurship 06/30/2017

Neither John S. Lombardo nor Tony Demers had any professional retail or wine experience prior to establishing Providence-based Bin 312 in 2012. But Lombardo, a...