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Ranked by salary: 1. Christina H. Paxson, Brown University | Salary: $1,265,511 2. Mim L. Runey, Johnson & Wales University | Salary: $765,948 3. Richard I. Gouse, New England Institute of Technology | Salary: $762,941 SUBSCRIBERS: Click here to view the complete list. For information about participating in PBN’s Top Lists, or to make additions or corrections, call […]

Bryant University receives $1M gift to establish new endowed scholarship fund

PROVIDENCE – Dave Marquis, president and co-owner of Lincoln-based ChemArt Co., has been named the 2024 Strategic Leadership Award winner for Providence Business News’ annual Manufacturing Awards. Marquis oversees a company that makes and produces custom keepsake ornaments, candle wraps and lantern accents, among other items. Marquis is also passionate about manufacturing, which has shaped […]

PROVIDENCE – Brown University’s endowment continues to rebound in a big way as it generated an 11.3% investment return this past fiscal year, which ended on June 30. The Ivy League school on Friday announced that its endowment’s total market value increased by approximately $600 million to $7.2 billion. Brown says longer-term results suggest that […]

PAWTUCKET – Soccer fans attending Rhode Island FC matches next year may be paying slightly more to see the team in action at the soon-to-be-named Tidewater Stadium than what they had at Bryant University’s Beirne Stadium this year, depending on the section they sit in. However, club officials say that despite the pricing modifications for […]

Top sales ranked by square footage: 1. 550 Forbes Blvd., Mansfield | Square footage: 230,394 2. 56 Hollister Road, Seekonk | Square footage: 62,500 3. 200 John Dietsch Square, North Attleborough | Square footage: 48,874 SUBSCRIBERS: Click here to view the complete list. For information about participating in PBN’s Top Lists, or to make additions or corrections, call […]

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Life Science Hub board of directors on Tuesday approved allocating up to $20 million in grant funding to help attract new businesses, foster innovation and support early-stage companies within the state’s growing life sciences sector. The hub says the grants will support three areas – organization programming, business attraction and matching […]

PROVIDENCE – Paola Fernandez, Centreville Bank’s senior vice president and community development officer, has been elected as the new chairperson of the United Way of Rhode Island Inc.’s board of directors, the nonprofit announced Monday. Fernandez will succeed former Hasbro Inc. Chief Human Resources Officer Dolph Johnson as chair. Johnson recently completed his three-year term […]

PROVIDENCE – For close to two decades, Andrew Schiff has worked to help feed Rhode Islanders in need, especially when a global health pandemic brought such food need to record levels. Next year, Schiff will shift his focus from food to his family. The Rhode Island Community Food Bank announced Friday that Schiff will retire next year […]

PROVIDENCE – The state’s largest public school district has experienced a network security breach and the school board will meet in a special executive session Wednesday evening as to how to address it “with urgency.” Providence School Board President Erlin R. Rogel in a post Wednesday on X confirmed that a breach occurred at the […]

Jamestown Philomenian Library | 26 North Road, Jamestown Work commenced: November 2022 Completion date: January 2024 Project Cost: $4.7 million in construction costs; approximately $5.1 million inclusive of architect and consultant fees, furniture/fixtures/equipment, and other affiliated costs Size: Expanded from 12,605 square feet to 14,316 square feet Builder/Developer/General Contractor: E.W. Burman Inc. Architect: NewPort Architecture […]

NEWPORT – The Newport Historical Society’s three-day “Newport Show” at the end of July raised more than $4 million to help support the organization and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Newport County. The event, held at St. George’s School and attended by more than 1,000 people, brought together collectors, artists, historians and all who […]

PROVIDENCE – Forty-four nonprofits that are either based in or serve Newport County recently received close to $340,000 in grants from the Rhode Island Foundation to finance their operations and programming. The foundation says the grants will support the organizations’ work ranging from educational programs for local school children and disaster recovery preparation to food […]

PROVIDENCE – The former U.S. Small Business Administration’s Delaware district director will be heading north to the Ocean State to lead the SBA’s Rhode Island district office. The SBA announced Monday that Robert Piechota has been named the new Rhode Island district director to lead both the local office’s six employees and various federal small […]

PAWTUCKET – Rhode Island FC and the Tidewater Landing stadium’s management team are partnering with a Cleveland-based sponsorship valuation consulting firm to help find a company to have the soccer club’s soon-to-be-completed 10,500-seat waterfront stadium along the Seekonk River named after it for the foreseeable future. But Rhode Island FC and stadium officials are looking […]

PROVIDENCE – One year after setting a new benchmark for fundraising, financial support for Friartown’s athletic programming raised the bar once again. Providence College announced Monday that $10.7 million was raised from alumni, parents, students and friends of the college to support PC’s athletic program during the 2024 fiscal year ending June 30. That figure […]

WARWICK – The median prices of single-family and multifamily homes sold in Rhode Island in the second quarter jumped significantly year to year, while the media price of condominiums sold fell slightly. And there have been mixed results of the number of homes and condos sold in the Ocean State over the last three months […]

PROVIDENCE – Christmas came early for Trinity Repertory Company when the theater arts nonprofit found in grand fashion – and on short notice – a major venue to showcase for the 48th time its production of the Charles Dickens’ classic “A Christmas Carol.” This year’s production will temporarily move up the street from the condensed […]

EAST GREENWICH – The New England Institute of Technology and the city of Pawtucket are once again jointly collaborating to offer city high school students, recent graduates and adult learners scholarship opportunities to advance their education with a degree from the technical college. New England Tech says adult learners will gain new skills, allowing them […]

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