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Thanks to a gift from John Hazen White Jr., president and CEO of Cranston-based Taco Inc., the Brookings Institution is launching the John Hazen White Jr. Forum on Public Policy to study manufacturing.
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By Emily Greenhalgh |
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Employees of Embrace Home Loans recently had a chance to get out of the office and get to work in their communities. In light of the company’s 29th year in business, employees spent a week volunteering at local organizations.
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7/9/12
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Local John Hancock Network firm Independence Financial Partners recently contributed more than $15,000 to Best Buddies Rhode Island, after participating in the Hyannis Port Best Buddies Challenge.
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7/9/12
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When Bob Beagle, recently retired vice president for university advancement at the University of Rhode Island, came to the school in the early 1990s, the national banking crisis had left the state in fiscal disarray.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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At the PawSox game July 16 at McCoy Stadium, it will the players’ wives trying to hit one out of the park as they join forces with the Rhode Island Community Food Bank and its Striking Out Hunger initiative, a partnership of the PawSox, the Citizens Bank Foundation and Cox Communications.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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The Rhode Island Foundation’s Initiative for Nonprofit Excellence is launching a new, two-year capacity-building program to help up to 10 nonprofit organizations strengthen activities in the areas of board development, fund development, and leadership development.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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The Narragansett council of the Boy Scouts of America awarded Robert A. DiMuccio, president, chairman and CEO of the Amica Mutual Insurance Co. and Joseph J. MarcAurele, president, chairman and CEO of the Washington Trust Co. with this year’s Senator John H. Chafee Distinguished Citizens Award at its annual Distinguished Citizens Award Luncheon on June 27 The Westin Providence.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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Children receiving treatment at Hasbro Children’s Hospital’s neurodevelopment center were recently able to enjoy the zoo after hours and without accessibility concerns.
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By PBN Staff
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If a nonprofit wants an upcoming fundraiser to be considered for a calendar listing, email information to nonprofit@PBN.com at least four weeks in advance of the event.
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By PBN Staff
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Providence Bruins center and former MVP Trent Whitefield recently dropped by Hasbro Children’s Hospital to visit with patients and present a $10,000 check.
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7/2/12
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- Sales of existing U.S. homes rise to 3-year high Yesterday at 2:30 PM
- Report: Despite growth, R.I. recovery ‘still lags’ Yesterday at 2:30 PM
- Attleboro site added to national Superfund list Yesterday at 12:53 PM
