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Rhode Island has the lowest percentage of A-grade hospitals in the nation according to the Hospital Safety Score report released Friday by the Leapfrog Group.
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By Emily Greenhalgh |
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U.S. stocks rose, after yesterday’s selloff, as the downgrade of global banks by Moody’s Investors Service was followed by rallies in financial shares while the European Central Bank announced changes to its lending program.
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By Rita Nazareth
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Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee and Governor’s Workforce Board Chair Constance Howes have awarded more than $1 million in matching training grants to Rhode Island employers.
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By PBN Staff
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A forum focused on teaching small businesses how to obtain federal funds for innovative research and development projects has been scheduled for Monday, June 25, 2012, from 10:30 a.m. to noon at the Johnson & Wales University’s Culinary Arts Museum, 315 Harborside Blvd., Providence.
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By Michael Souza |
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The University of Massachusetts School of Law has announced that it is freezing tuition and mandatory law school-related fees at their current levels for the next three years in order to make law school a more accessible opportunity.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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With applause and appreciation to those who worked on its expansion, Taco Inc., of Cranston, dedicated and opened its new Innovation & Development Center on Thursday.
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By Michael Souza |
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Rhode Island received more than one failing grade in the 2012 Manufacturing and Logistics National Report from Ball State University’s Center for Business and Economic Research.
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By Emily Greenhalgh |
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U.S. mortgage rates for 30-year fixed loans declined to a record low, reducing borrowing costs amid an uneven recovery in the housing market.
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By Noah Rayman
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Bristol County, Mass. foreclosure starts surged 119 percent in May compared with the same period last year as lenders across the state initiated a wave of new petitions on struggling borrowers, The Warren Group said Thursday.
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By Patrick Anderson |
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The R.I. Department of Transportation landed $10 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s transportation investment generating economic recovery grant program to accelerate the rehabilitation of the Providence Viaduct and begin work late this year.
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By PBN Staff
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