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RISD leases 20,000-square-foot office building in downtown Providence

Real Estate 01/18/2023

PROVIDENCE – A 20,400-square-foot office and retail building in the heart of downtown Providence was recently leased by the Rhode Island School of Design,...

TIGHT WEAVE: Theresia Joseph works in the packaging and receiving department at Lotuff Leather, a handmade leather goods manufacturer in Providence that designs and sells bags, suitcases and other accessories. PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Lotuff mastering art of the heirloom

Economy 12/23/2022

(Editor’s note: This is the fourth installment in a monthly series highlighting some of the region’s unsung manufacturers that make products essential to the...

UNIONIZED CUSTODIANS, groundskeepers and movers at the Rhode Island School of Design have authorized a strike, Teamsters Local 251 says.

Teamsters at RISD authorize strike over wages, health care, retirement package

Economic Activity 12/01/2022

PROVIDENCE – The unionized custodians, groundskeepers and movers at the Rhode Island School of Design have authorized a strike, Teamsters Local 251 announced on...

CRYStal Williams COURTESY RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL  OF DESIGN/JO SITTENFELD

18th RISD president is practiced in art of social equity and...

Art & Culture 11/25/2022

Crystal Williams describes herself as a “faculty activist,” so it’s no surprise that Williams envisions the start of her tenure at the Rhode Island...

WHIMSICAL PRODUCTS: Katy Westscott, CEO of Katrinkles Inc. in Providence, which makes buttons and tools for crafters, goes over some of the company’s products with production technician Brandon Amorin. PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

Katrinkles Inc. gets crafty about helping the environment

Business Services 11/11/2022

PBN Manufacturing Awards 2022 EXCELLENCE IN GREEN MANUFACTURING: Katrinkles Inc. BE THE CHANGE you want to see in the world, an axiom attributed to Gandhi, could also...

Historic Thomas Poynton Ives House sells for Providence record $5.5M

Economic Activity 10/31/2022

PROVIDENCE – The historic Thomas Poynton Ives House at 66 Power St. in the College Hill historic district has been sold for $5.5 million, making...

COLLABORATIVE EFFORT: From left, DESIGNxRI Executive Director Ellie Brown, Program and Events Manager Davin Samuels and marketing associate Rue Sakayama at the nonprofit’s Providence office.  PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

DESIGNxRI builds an industry by design

Business Services 09/30/2022

PBN Innovative Companies 2022 NONPROFIT: DESIGNxRI DESIGN AND INNOVATION go hand in hand at DESIGNxRI. The Providence-based nonprofit creates economic development opportunities for Rhode Island designers,...

BROWN UNIVERSITY has been ranked No. 38 in Washington Monthly's annual 'Best Bang for the Buck' Northeast colleges list. / COURTESY BROWN UNIVERSITY

11 local colleges ranked in Washington Monthly’s annual ‘Best Bang for...

Education 09/27/2022

PROVIDENCE – Eleven local colleges, including nine within Rhode Island, were ranked among the best institutions in the U.S. on how they help less-than-wealthy...

Is the quality of local colleges recognized in annual rankings such...

Education 09/16/2022

Rhode Island higher education leaders naturally believe their schools are among the best in the nation. Annual rankings often do list some of the state's...