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Psychiatric care facility Bradley Hospital earned the “Top Performer on Key Quality Measures for 2011” distinction by The Joint Commission, a leading accreditor of health organizations in the United States.
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By PBN Staff
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Roughly $800,000 in grants is available for Rhode Island researchers studying the effects of climate change on marine life.
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By PBN Staff
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A sold-out crowd of more than 400 from eight countries filed into the auditorium at Providence’s Trinity Repertory Company on Wednesday for the first day of the Business Innovation Factory’s BIF-8 summit.
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By Emily Greenhalgh |
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Maternova Inc., a startup founded by Meg Wirth to help maternal health products get into the developing world more quickly and easily, won the grand prize in the LivePlan $10,000 Boost nationwide business plan competition.
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By PBN Staff
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At the Business Innovation Factory Summit’s seventh year in 2011, 350 participants came from more than 150 different companies. Eighty of the attendees were CEOs, presidents, founders or senior leaders from within their organizations. This year, BIF-8 stands to outstrip its previous events with more than 30 “storytellers” meant to instruct, intrigue and inspire the 400-odd expected attendees.
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By Emily Greenhalgh |
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By 10 a.m. on Sept. 7, the outline of a new showcase to feature Rhode Island’s technology entrepreneurs for investors had emerged in the business-environment forum at “Let’s Make It Happen RI” and talks were turning to sponsors.
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By Patrick Anderson |
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Margaret “Peggy” Farrell has been named the new co-chair of the Rhode Island Business Plan Competition, the organization announced Tuesday.
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By PBN Staff
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(Updated, 1:30 p.m.) Rhode Island Hospital was awarded $10.8 million in funding from the National Institutes of Health for research into joint health.
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By Richard Asinof |
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GTECH Corp. has launched the lottery developer network, a game development program, which it says “lays the foundation for significant advancement within the lottery industry.”
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By PBN Staff
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EAST GREENWICH – The New England Institute of Technology will serve as the only regional location for Pixar Animation Studios’ “Masterclass in Animation and Story Development,” a two-day workshop on Oct. 12-13 at the school’s campus.
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9/10/12
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