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Rhode Island was awarded $624,045 in federal funding to supplement the state’s emergency food and shelter programs.
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R.I. Department of Education Commissioner Deborah A. Gist will undergo surgery to remove a believed benign brain tumor next month and will take an approximate two-month leave of absence for recovery, the department announced Tuesday.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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Profit for Astro-Med Inc. dropped 5.6 percent to $987,000, or 13 cents per diluted share, during the second quarter of 2012, compared with $1.05 million, or 14 cents per diluted share, during the second quarter of 2011.
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Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee, the country’s only independent governor, is slated to speak at the 2012 Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.
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Pultizer Prize-winning author Tracy Kidder talks about “Mountains Beyond Mountains,” a story of efforts to deliver health care to Haiti’s poorest citizens.
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By Richard Asinof |
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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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The Northeastern Economic Developers Association has named the Rumford Center as its 2012 Project of the Year.
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Bryant University economist discusses recently released unemployment figures for R.I.
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By Michael Souza |
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New England’s unemployment rate rose 0.2 percentage points from July to August to 7.3 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics announced Friday.
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U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse will receive the inaugural Admiral James D. Watkins Award for dedication to the oceans and ocean science from the Consortium for Ocean Leadership.
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By Emily Greenhalgh |