Papitto scholarships and $1 Million investment in idea of Cranston’s Melissa Gonzalez Gutierrez

2025 Transform RI Scholarship Cranston High School West Senior Melissa Gonzalez Gutierrez Wins  2025 Transform RI Scholarship $100,000 in scholarships given to 10 students from across Rhode Island  For the fourth straight year, the Papitto Opportunity Connection (POC) is listening and investing in young people in Rhode Island. Through the 2025 Transform Rhode Island Scholarship…

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Papitto Opportunity Connection makes first $1M Innovation Grant to Lifespan Sickle Cell program

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Papitto Opportunity Connection Awards First-Ever $1 Million Innovation Grant to Support Lifespan Comprehensive Sickle Cell Program The Papitto Opportunity Connection (POC) announced it is investing a $1 Million Innovation Grant to the Lifespan Comprehensive Sickle Cell Program, which will allow for expansion and enable it to become a regional leader and a national model for…

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Hispanic business expansion nationwide the message at Cafe Con Leche – Ann Clanton

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by Ann Clanton, “Speak-Up” contributing writer Leroy Cavazos, U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Vice President of Government Affairs delivered a message to the Rhode Island and Hispanic Small Business community, during his visit to Rhode Island last week. Hispanic businesses are the fastest-growing segment of U.S. small businesses, up 34% in the last 10 years.…

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