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THINKING AHEAD: Sandra Potter, director of the global entrepreneurship program at Bryant University and Bryant Ventures adviser, says the program was founded because students need a chance to learn the basics of how to think about innovation. / COURTESY BRYANT UNIVERSITY

Betaspring model is paying dividends on Bryant campus

Business Services 04/05/2014

In 2012, Sandra Potter founded Bryant Ventures – originally called Entrepreneurs on Campus – an entrepreneurial component of the global entrepreneurship program at Bryant...

Hooking online job-search clients

Entrepreneurship 03/29/2014

Gulpfish.com, a startup online search network that connects job seekers with prospective employers, has had some rapid growth in four years, despite a small...

CONNECTING WITH COMMUNITY: Volunteers from Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island help the Thundermist Health Center in West Warwick build a garden. / COURTESY DT PHOTOGRAPHY/BLUE CROSS & BLUE SHIELD OF RHODE ISLAND

Time off to volunteer gains steam

Nonprofit 03/22/2014

Byron Allgood, a shipping coordinator at Collette for 24 years, volunteers up to 20 hours a month mentoring an 11-year-old boy at the Pawtucket...

LISTENING CAREFULLY: John E. Taylor Jr., chairman of Twin River Worldwide Holdings, said the casino is always trying to understand what its customers want, looking to differentiate itself in the marketplace, and that approach will continue with the coming of the slots parlor at the new Plainridge Park Casino. / COURTESY TWIN RIVER

Plainridge raises stakes for gaming market share

Government 03/22/2014

In about a year, the Twin River Casino will be competing for part of its gaming dollar with slot operators in Plainville, Mass. So, too,...

LAB WORK: TRI-Lab Director Allen Hance, right, works on a project with Brown University students. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Lab’s research a community effort

Entrepreneurship 03/22/2014

New research in the Brown University TRI-Lab is showing that families who need help with early-childhood development don’t use available services as much as...

WATCHFUL EYE: The Ocean House in Westerly's Watch Hill, in background above, announced a joint endeavor with Watch Hill Properties to renovate the Watch Hill Inn condominiums. / COURTESY MATT ANDREW PHOTOGRAPHY

Watch Hill gaining traction as luxury destination

Economic Activity 03/22/2014

Westerly’s Watch Hill long has catered to an affluent, seasonal vacation crowd, but a surge in leisure tourists recently has added to its cache...

THE SKIPPER: Charlie Enright, a Bristol resident and a professional sailor, called sailing around the world “an amazing opportunity” and anticipates pulling into Rhode Island during the Volvo Ocean Race will be a highlight. / COURTESY CHARLIE ENRIGHT

Volvo Ocean Race will boost R.I. sailing, tourism

Economic Activity 03/15/2014

Charlie Enright, a Bristol resident and a professional sailor, will be racing around the world for the first time in the Volvo Ocean Race,...

SWEET MUSIC: Thanks to an R.I. Foundation grant, the Newport Jazz Festival will be able add a third day for the first time in years. The festival is now in its 60th year. / COURTESY NEWPORT JAZZ FESTIVAL

Foundation awards start flow of grant funding

Financial Services 03/15/2014

The University of Rhode Island’s Coastal Resources Center is using a $75,000 grant from the Rhode Island Foundation to coordinate shared use of maps...

TURNING A PAGE: Ken St. Martin, assistant director of Brown University Bookstore, prepares a display marking the school’s upcoming anniversary. / PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

Anniversaries time to celebrate, buff image

Education 03/15/2014

(Corrected, March 17, 4:13 p.m.) It’s a big year for anniversaries at Rhode Island colleges, with the Community College of Rhode Island, Brown University and...