2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (397+ words) PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island Hospital and Brown University have split nearly $2 million in grants from the Tiny Blue Dot Foundation, an empirical research nonprofit out of Los Angeles, to study emotional regulation and habit change in middle schoolers and college students....

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (95+ words) PBN Healthiest Employers Awards 2026 500-1,499 EMPLOYEES 4. The Washington Trust Co. CEO (or equivalent): Edward O. Handy, III, chairman and CEO Full-time U.S. employees: 694 The Washington Trust Co. has long been known as a leader in providing a healthy workplace. Over the years, the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (92+ words) PBN Healthiest Employers Awards 2026 100-499 EMPLOYEES 6. Cooley Group CEO (or equivalent): Daniel Dwight, CEO and president Full-time U.S. employees: 195 Pawtucket-based Cooley Group is not just a global manufacturer of high-performance polymeric solutions, but healthy employees as well. The company utilizes a holistic…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (97+ words) PBN Healthiest Employers Awards 2026 1,500-4,999 EMPLOYEES 2. Point32Health Co. CEO (or equivalent): Patrick Gilligan, CEO and president Full-time U.S. employees: 3,389 How employers and employees think about health and well-being is always evolving. No company understands this better than Point32Health Co., the Canton, Mass. -based healthcare…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (284+ words) PROVICENCE – The DaVinci Center, a multipurpose social services nonprofit serving Providence’s North End neighborhood, has received $440,000 in federal funding to expand its community resources and program offerings. The award was provided through the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (157+ words) NEW BEDFORD – The Infectious Diseases Society of America has handed Southcoast Hospitals Group, a network of three southeastern Massachusetts hospitals, a two-year Antimicrobial Stewardship Center of Excellence designation. The designation recognizes the hospital group – which includes St. Luke’s Hospital in…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (134+ words) Providence spent $1.1M in opioid settlement funds in 2025, report finds Providence Business News PROVIDENCE – The city spent about $1.12 million in opioid settlement funds in 2025, supporting 14 community-based projects that reached more than 3,000 people through overdose prevention, treatment and recovery services, according to…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (236+ words) WESTERLY – The Washington Trust Co. has been named the first-place winner among banks in the finance category of the 2026 Rhode Island Community’s Choice Awards, the bank announced Aug. 25. The bank received the most votes among participating banks in the annual…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (307+ words) PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Children, Youth & Families has secured $2.9 million in federal funding to support mental health services for children and youths living with or at risk of serious emotional disturbances – diagnosed mental, behavioral or emotional disorders that interfere…...