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RAYTHEON's Integrated Defense Systems will be responsible for installing chemical sensors at the Port of Providence, according to Providence Emergency Management Agency Director Peter T. Gaynor. /

New chemical-detection system to be installed at Port of Providence

Government 07/28/2010

PROVIDENCE – A chemical-detection sensor system funded by a $593,000 U.S. Department of Homeland Security grant will be installed in the Port of Providence,...

CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE Anthony Gemma shows off the iPhone app developed so he can better communicate with voters. /

Congressional candidate Gemma launches iPhone app for campaign

Government 07/28/2010

PROVIDENCE – Congressional candidate Anthony Gemma has launched a free iPhone app for his campaign, providing an additional way to communicate with voters. Gemma,...

BUSINESS INNOVATION FACTORY leadership team Saul Kaplan, left, and Melissa Withers have partnered with Babson College to create the Entrepreneur Experience Lab, a program to support new venture creation. /

BIF, Babson team up in study of entrepreneurship to help new...

Economic Activity 07/27/2010

PROVIDENCE – The Business Innovation Factory and Babson College are working together to launch an Entrepreneur Experience Laboratory, which will be located in Providence...

MARITIME product and service provider KVH Industries has signed a $13M contract for military use of its tactical navigation systems, the largest in its history. /

KVH sets quarterly revenue record, sees dramatic increase in profit

Capital Goods 07/26/2010

MIDDLETOWN – KVH Industries Inc. on Monday reported a record for quarterly revenue, led by sales of its fiber-optic gyros and mobile communications products....

LIN TV CORP. President and CEO Vincent L. Sadusky reported that television advertising recovered in the second quarter. /

LIN TV reverses 2009 loss with $25M profit in 2Q on...

Uncategorized 07/22/2010

PROVIDENCE – Local multimedia company LIN TV Corp. reported its second quarter 2010 results Thursday, citing a rebound in television advertising for its improved...

Verizon awards education-related grants

Education 07/21/2010

EAST PROVIDENCE – The Verizon Foundation awarded $50,000 in grants to four Rhode Island school districts and two educational organizations last Wednesday in a...

Mass. video-quality management firm debuts new quality-analyzing product

Economic Activity 07/21/2010

MANSFIELD – Video-quality management firm IneoQuest Technologies Inc. has introduced its new Cricket DVB-T monitoring probe, the latest in its line of Cricket video-management...

Tech Collective seeks workshop proposals addressing skills gap for new IT...

Education 07/21/2010

PROVIDENCE – Tech Collective is seeking proposals to design and provide a work force development clinic to help new/transitioning workers obtain skills for entry-level...

UMass to offer master’s in public policy online as digital...

Education 07/21/2010

SHREWSBURY, Mass. – The master’s in public policy program developed by the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth will now be offered in an additional, fully-online...