Alicia Korney
Activists turn up heat on mercury pollution
Group, politicians criticize president
With a 20-foot inflatable fish serving as a backdrop, local representatives
from Clean Water Action joined with lawmakers on...
State considers linking health care IT systems
Preparations continue in an effort that could see Rhode Island serve as a test
site for information technology capable of linking hospitals,...
Political canvassing goes high-tech
Voter Activation Network
Owners: Steve Adler and Mark Sullivan
Type of Business: Supplier of Internet-based, paper or Palm Pilot technology
for use by door-to-door...
Program promotes generic drugs
PharmaCare and Blue Cross are hoping a program launched in Rhode Island promoting the use of generic drugs will be a significant step in...
State schools’ enrollments rising steadily
Enrollment numbers are steady and rising for another academic year at Rhode
Island’s three public institutions for higher learning.
Both the University of...
Brown researchers start move into Jewelry District
After a whirlwind reconstruction, Brown University researchers
began moving into the former Speidel Building at 70 Ship St. in Providence’s
...
Newport to host tobacco tax administrators meeting
Tobacco tax administrators from across the country will be in Newport Aug.
29 to Sept. 1 for their annual meeting to trade...
URI professor stumbles upon stronger antibiotics
A professor at the University of Rhode Island is hoping to find a pharmaceutical
partner to explore the potential of...
European market sparks EGO’s electric bike sales
High gas prices, convenience help boost Providence company’s product overseas
Becky Wagner, co-owner of a café and bakery in Providence, bought her eGO Cycle...
Limo company defends its domain name
A simple misspelling, or confusion over a company’s exact name, can send a
potential client on a goose chase all over the...