James Bessette
Special Projects Editor at Providence Business News
@ProvBusNews special projects editor; Avid bowler and sports fan; @RIPressAssoc president 2017-2021; email me at [email protected]; Opinions are mine
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pbn.com | James Bessette
WOONSOCKET – Rhode Island’s northernmost tenpin bowling center will have a new owner just before the summer begins. Bourne, Mass.-based Ryan Family Amusements will assume control of Walnut Hill Bowl at 1666 Diamond Hill Road and become the 32-lane center’s new primary owner on June 1. Ryan Family signed a 20-year lease with the new Already a Subscriber?
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pbn.com | James Bessette
PROVIDENCE – United Way of Rhode Island Inc. accelerated its final round of Community Impact Fund grants, totaling $1.5 million, to support 41 organizations facing funding uncertainty. United Way on Tuesday announced that it distributed grants to the organizations three months ahead of schedule. Traditionally, the disbursements are made in early July, the organization said. Already a Subscriber?
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pbn.com | James Bessette
PROVIDENCE – Brown University is among nine colleges and universities across the nation, and three national education organizations that recently filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Energy aiming to stop funding cuts to grant funding from the department. In a 41-page lawsuit filed Monday in U.S. District Court in Massachusetts, Brown and the Already a Subscriber?
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pbn.com | James Bessette
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee’s favorability is continuing to decline, according to Morning Consult’s latest polling of all 50 U.S. governors. The national data research organization’s new poll released April 10 shows McKee having a 43% approval rating during the first quarter of 2025. It was a slight drop from the 44% approval rating Already a Subscriber?
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pbn.com | James Bessette
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island Humanities is now fighting to restore funding for its grant program and core operating purposes after the U.S. Department of Government Efficiency terminated a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities that supports the local organization’s functions. The local nonprofit on Friday said it received a notice from the department Already a Subscriber?
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It’s official. @RhodeIslandFC’s May 3 home opener will have a full crowd of 10,500.
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New on @ProvBusNews: As @CentrevilleBank Stadium is set to open next month, it is just one component of the overall plan to revitalize downtown Pawtucket. And wheels are now in motion for that future growth to be real. Details in our latest story here: https://t.co/eavO00zlMn
