James Bessette is a Special Projects Editor for Providence Business News, focusing on local news in Rhode Island, particularly in the Providence area. With a keen interest in business development, community events, and investigative reporting, James provides readers with in-depth coverage of the latest happenings in the local business and social scenes.
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By: James Bessette
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Ashutosh Giri, a mechanical engineering assistant professor from the University of Rhode Island, has been awarded a three-year, $418,300 grant from the U.S. Office of Naval Research to study heat transfer within nanotechnology.
By: James Bessette
DAVID E. BARRETT, managing partner of health care and technology venture capital firm Polaris Partners, and his wife, Kristen Cobb Barrett contributed $5
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COREY E. LEVINE, right, executive director of the Ettenberg Foundation, had made a $1 million donation to his alma mater to develop a new dining area
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CURTAIN RISING: The Providence Performing Arts Center will hold its annual Gala Celebration on Sept. 21 at 7 p.m. COURTESY PROVIDENCE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER EDITOR’S CHOICE PPAC to hold annual Gala Celebration Sept. 21 THE PROVIDENCE PERFORMING Arts Center will hold its annual Gala Celebration. The event will include the first performance of “A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical,” and an exclusive post-show reception featuring cuisine prepared by some of Rhode Island’s top restaurants and catering companies. Contributions
COURTESY PROVIDENCE TAX ASSESSOR’S DATABASE 1. Atlantic Mills up for sale, again POSTED ONLINE: AUG. 9. After the city of Providence spent years trying to preserve Atlantic Mills, the property is back on the market. The Providence Redevelopment Agency entered into a purchase and sales contract with the owner, Howard &
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CHRISTINA PITNEY, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island’s senior vice president of government programs, has been elected as the new board president for Meals on Wheels of RI Inc. Pitney, who was elected on June 12 and will serve as board president through 2026, has been a board member since 2021 and was
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PROVIDENCE – Sen. Sandra Cano, D-Pawtucket, who has served in the R.I. General Assembly for the last six years and recently had a brief run at a congressional seat, announced late Thursday in a letter to the community that she is resigning from the R.I. Senate and withdrawn her reelection candidacy. Cano in her letter
CAIN A. HAYES has resigned as CEO of Point32Health Co. to "pursue other opportunities." / COURTESY POINT32HEALTH CO. PROVIDENCE – Point32Health Co. is now seeking a new CEO. The Canton, Mass.-based nonprofit health insurer and combined entity of Tufts Health Plan and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care announced Friday that Cain A. Hayes has left Point32Health to “pursue other opportunities,” but would not elaborate as to what those opportunities are. Additionally, current Point32Health board
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