Elizabeth W. Lorenz, Author at Providence Business News

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R.I. receives $459K wildlife grant

Government 03/05/2015

PROVIDENCE - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has awarded Rhode Island a $459,840 state wildlife grant to preserve the state’s wildlife and their...

State revenue ahead of budget through first 7 months of FY2015

Economic Activity 02/17/2015

PROVIDENCE – Total general revenue for Rhode Island through the first seven months of fiscal 2015 was $1.82 billion, a 2.5 percent increase on...

SAVINGS INSTITUTE BANK & TRUST is upgrading its online and mobile look and capabilities this week, including creating new mobile apps for iOS- and Android-powered devices. / COURTESY SAVINGS INSTITUTE BANK & TRUST

Savings Institute upgrading online banking, mobile apps

Financial Services 09/16/2014

WILLIMANTIC, Conn. – Customers of Savings Institute Bank & Trust will notice a fresh look to their online banking experience on Sept. 18 after...

Multicell Technologies awarded patent for cancer, hepatitis-fighting platform

Health Services 09/03/2014

WOONSOCKET – MultiCell Technologies Inc. has been issued a U.S. patent for drug compositions and platform technologies, which are designed treat virus infections and...

JAMES BAMFORD, who recently returned from an extensive interview in Moscow of former National Security Agency analyst Edward Snowden, is leading one of 12 lectures and discussions being produced by the URI Honors Colloquium on the topic of cybersecurity and privacy. / COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND

URI Honors lecture series takes on cybersecurity and privacy

Education 09/03/2014

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – James Bamford, an investigative journalist who is most known for reporting on U.S. intelligence agencies (mainly the U.S. National Security Agency),...

Gasoline price drop stops in R.I. in last week, slows in...

Capital Goods 09/02/2014

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island gasoline prices remain unchanged since last week at $3.53, but prices have dropped 21 cents since this time last year,...

ARPIN VAN LINES HAS been recognized for excellent customer service by the 20th annual Nationwide Relocating Employee Survey, conducted by Trippel Survey & Research. / COURTESY THE ARPIN GROUP

Survey: Arpin ranked No. 2 by relocated customers in U.S.

Economic Activity 08/29/2014

WEST WARWICK – Arpin Van Lines, a division of The Arpin Group, was ranked second among the top three household goods carriers in the...

GOV. LINCOLN D. CHAFEE shows off the plans for the Apponaug Circulator Project at a groundbreaking ceremony.

Ground breaks on Apponaug Village project

Capital Goods 08/28/2014

State, federal and local officials marked the groundbreaking of a $29.9 million project that will overhaul Warwick’s historic Apponaug Village last week. The Apponaug...

Two R.I. remodelers named to top 500

Capital Goods 08/28/2014

Two Rhode Island firms have been named to Qualified Remodeler magazine’s Top 500 Remodelers of 2014 list, ranked by 2013 remodeling-gross sales. Davitt Design...