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Rogers Williams University has received a $586,600 pledge from the National Science Foundation to support is STEM Intercultural Leadership Scholars program through scholarship contributions, the school announced Wednesday.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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Two veteran advocacy nonprofits – Operation Stand Down Rhode Island and Veterans Inc. – will receive grants to help prevent and end homelessness among veterans, lawmakers announced Wednesday
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By Emily Greenhalgh |
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Former Senate Fiscal Advisor, Peter M. Marino, will be the first director of the new Office of Management and Budget, Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee announced Wednesday morning at the Statehouse.
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By Dana Reilly |
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JetBlue Airways will provide twice-daily nonstop service to Orlando International Airport and one daily flight to Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport beginning Thursday, Nov. 29.
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By Emily Greenhalgh |
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Navigant Credit Union and Columbus Credit Union have jointly announced that the two institutions are merging, with Navigant remaining as the surviving credit union.
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By Michael Souza |
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Media General – parent company of WJAR-TV NBC 10 – posted a net loss of $146.3 million during the three months ended June 24, due in large measure to a one-time charge of $131.7 million related to the company’s sale of newspaper assets.
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By PBN Staff
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Collaboration between all of the state’s economic sectors is key to its fiscal recovery, according to the officials and industry leaders who spoke at a Wednesday morning breakfast panel centered on fostering Rhode Island’s entrepreneurial success.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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The Consumer Price Index for was essentially unchanged in June in New England, rising 1.5 percent to 245.2 the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Tuesday.
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By PBN Staff
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Brown University has eliminated the late Joe Paterno’s name from its annual award given to an outstanding freshman male athlete in light of the former Penn State football coach’s role in covering up former colleague Jerry Sandusky’s criminal activities.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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The first Rhode Island-specific energy information clearinghouse, RIEnergy.org, has been produced in a partnership between the state and the University of Rhode Island.
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By Dana Reilly |