Happiness expert Arthur Brooks, Providence College commencement speaker. Hon. degrees.

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Harvard Happiness Expert Arthur Brooks, Commencement Speaker – Four Others to Receive Honorary Degrees Providence College (PC) announced that Harvard University Happiness Expert Dr. Arthur Brooks, will present the Commencement Address at the College’s 106th Commencement exercises. The ceremony will take place on Sunday, May 19 at 11:00 a.m. at the Amica Mutual Pavilion in Downtown…

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How Big Box Stores get away with bad behavior – Mary T. O’Sullivan

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By Mary T. O’Sullivan, MSOL, contributing writer “It’s Not Just Wages. Retailers Are Mistreating Workers in a More Insidious Way.” – Adele Waldman in The New York Times When I was growing up, the mantra in my family was “Do you want to be a ditch digger? Well, then you better go to college.”  I…

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Rhode Island extinguishes firefighting foam threat – Ocean State Stories

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This story is published in partnership between RINewsToday.com and Ocean State Stories, a journalism initiative at Salve Regina University. by Frank Carini – Originally published by ecoRI News, a nonprofit newsroom covering environmental news in Rhode Island. Read more at ecoRI.org Photo: U.S. Air Force, via Ocean State Stories 49 tons of toxic PFAS have…

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Problem Gambling: Hidden addiction of 9+ Million, $14 Billion social cost

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This week iGaming began in Rhode Island. Online gambling is particularly attractive to the problem gambler for its ease of use. With people using their cell phones and having them in their hands most of the waking day, the convenience and allure makes people vulnerable to gambling, and those who are vulnerable to addiction are…

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Business Beat: Lifespan’s Marcia Neiberg joins board of directors of HopeHealth

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HopeHealth, a regional nonprofit leader in hospice, palliative care and home care, has announced the appointment of Marcia Neiberg, MBA, to its board of directors. Neiberg is the senior vice president, chief strategy and planning officer, and chief of staff at Lifespan, a non-profit Providence-based health system. Neiberg brings decades of leadership in strategy, planning…

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In the news… summary for March 9th, 2024

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RHODE ISLAND & VICINITY Dr. Utpala Bandy is resigning as head of the RI Dept. of Health In MA, towns served by MBTA are being “required” to pass zoning and find locations for more apartments and condos by end of ’24. In Dorchester MA, there is a pilot program to replace gas stoves with electric…

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Business Beat: Heather R. Singleton, now Interim President/CEO of RI Hospitality Association

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Heather R. Singleton, Interim President/CEO – RI Hospitality Association (RIHA)/RI Hospitality Education Foundation (RIHEF) The Rhode Island Hospitality Association (RIHA) is excited to announce that Heather R. Singleton has officially taken on the role of interim President/CEO as of March 1st, 2024. With a distinguished career spanning over 25 years in the hospitality industry, Singleton steps into…

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