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Hammond tapped as activity chief information officer for NUWC

NEWPORT – Rhode Island College graduate and Tiverton native Josh Hammond in January was named activity chief information officer of the Naval Undersea Warfare...

URI professor using virtual reality to tackle body image disorders

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – With the aim to better understand the uses and psychological effects of 3D scanning, which could prove valuable in intervention measures...

New England Medical Innovation Center launches advisory panel

PROVIDENCE – The New England Medical Innovation Center recently announced the launch of its first Expert Advisory Group made up of a multidisciplinary collection...

R.I. officials stay optimistic amid report Hasbro eyeing Boston Seaport space

PROVIDENCE – State and local officials on Tuesday said they were still hoping to persuade Hasbro Inc. not to relocate its headquarters from Pawtucket...

R.I. Lottery sees iGaming record of $97.2M in December

PROVIDENCE – Wagers and revenues from iGaming in December 2024 set a new monthly record since the state launched the online platform the previous...

CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE | PBN survey: After election, businesses unsure...

When it comes to the economy, Edward W. Burman Jr. is of two minds – local and national. Burman, president of Warwick-based commercial building contractor...
MORE NEEDED: Mary K. Barden, executive director of the National Education Association Rhode Island, says expanding the Wavemaker Fellowship program to include teachers is good, but not nearly enough to reverse the severe problem of attracting and retaining educators. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Will expanded Wavemaker keep teachers in R.I.?

When it was first launched in 2016, the Wavemaker Fellowship was designed to be an incentive to persuade new, highly trained college graduates working...
Keith W. Stokes / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Five Questions With: Keith W. Stokes

Keith W. Stokes | Associate director, R.I. Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion 1. What level of interest have you seen so far from...
STILL GOING STRONG: Michael Gagnon, who founded Mike’s Estate Services in West Warwick in 1998, says much of his business these days comes from people looking to downsize their holdings or children of retired parents looking to unload inherited valuables. 
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

West Warwick consignment shop does the heavy lifting

Within a historic mill building in West Warwick, a treasure trove awaits. Founded in 1998, Mike’s Estate Services for more than 20 years has...

Trump order a risk for wind hub

President Donald Trump’s executive order to temporarily stop the sale of offshore wind leases in federal waters is threatening the plans of local and...
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