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REACHING FOR THE SKY: Mind 2 Body Fitness owner Maria ­Andresino, center, instructs Nicole Gonzalez, left, of Cumberland and Analy Lopes of East Providence during a Pilates class at her Providence studio.
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

PBN survey: Even as economy grows, businesses leery about expansion right...

At Pawtucket-based Papis Refrescos LLC, demand for its coconut rum liquor has grown steadily since the company’s launch in 2022. The bottled coquito can...
MEAL TIME: ­Students at Nathanael Greene Middle School in Providence eat lunch in the school’s cafeteria.  Providence Public School District schools have offered breakfast and lunch at no charge since 2019 under the federal Community Eligibility Provision. 
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Governor’s plan to offer more free school meals is not enough,...

Food insecurity in Rhode Island in 2023 surged 30% year over year, according to the Rhode Island Community Food Bank. And compared with 2019,...

Patrick Vivier

Patrick Vivier, M.D., Ph.D. Dean of the College of Health Sciences University of Rhode Island uri.edu/chs The University of Rhode Island is enhancing the physical and mental health...

Kerry LaPlante

Kerry LaPlante, Pharm.D., FCCP, FIDSA, FIDP Dean of the College of Pharmacy University of Rhode Island uri.edu/pharmacy The University of Rhode Island is enhancing the physical and mental...

Danny Willis

Danny Willis, D.N.S., R.N., FAAN Dean of the College of Nursing University of Rhode Island uri.edu/nursing The University of Rhode Island is enhancing the physical and mental health...
THE UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND has modified its spring commencement weekend where all eight individual colleges will have their own ceremonies inside the Ryan Center on May 17-19. / COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND

URI modifies spring commencement weekend, all ceremonies now inside Ryan Center

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The experience of graduates walking across the stage and receiving their diplomas this spring will look a bit different at the...

URI, Fidelity combine forces to create new financial services course

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The University of Rhode Island is collaborating with Fidelity Investments Inc. to offer a course for College of Business students pursuing...
WITH POTENTIAL BUDGET DEFICITS looming in the coming years, business leaders say they understand why Gov. Daniel J. McKee's $13.7 billion budget proposal doesn't contain grand plans to provide relief for businesses in the state but instead chips away at certain areas. / PBN PHOTO/CASSIUS SHUMAN

McKee’s budget proposal not ‘sweeping’ but seen as helping business

As the General Assembly prepares to consider Gov. Daniel J. McKee’s proposed fiscal 2025 budget, observers say his proposals to help small businesses may...
READY MODE: Kolby Gomes went through pipefitter training through the partnership program operated by General Dynamics Electric Boat and the Community College of Rhode Island as he prepares to start a career with the submarine builder. 
PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Class of their own: More employers partnering with local colleges

Although he had some experience working in construction, Kolby Gomes says learning the ins and outs of pipefitting was like studying a foreign language. But...

R.I. Airport Corp. extends CEO’s contract 3 years

WARWICK – The R.I. Airport Corp. confirmed on Tuesday it has extended CEO and President Iftikhar Ahmad's contract through Oct. 12, 2026.  The three-year extension,...
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