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Cyto scientist bids for technology
Dr. Moses Goddard, co-inventor of CythoThera-peutics encapsulated cell technology, which failed in tests last spring, is attempting to buy the technology from the company,...
The future via the Internet
Romulus Pereira of Cabletron
Ask Peter Howard, a vice president at the highly successful Ross-Simons what his company's retail stores are likely to look like...
Lardaro of URI fired from economic forecast post
University of Rhode Island economist Leonard Lardaro last week was fired from his non-paid job as the Rhode Island forecaster for a regional economic...
Troubled children find help at BACC
At 16, Alicia, is a victim of a lifetime of abuse and frequent hospitalizations at Butler and Bradley, her childhood stolen from her by...
URI economist quits state post to protest Carothers treatment
Len Lenardo, economics professor, URI
University of Rhode Island economist Leonard Lardaro, whose month-ly economic forecasts are widely used by state government to help project...
Bill Ivey
Name: Bill Ivey
Occupation: Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)
Background: Appointed chairman of the NEA in May 1998, Ivey served...
Tension grows as Carothers waits
Sally Dowling
The issues over the reappointment of University of Rhode Island President Robert L. Carothers have been so divisive that some within the state's...
Country Profile – POLAND
Economic Data
(in U.S. dollars, 1998 figures)
Total GDP: $145 billion
GDP Growth: 4.8%
Per Capita GDP: $3,750 Inflation: 8.6%
Unemployment Rate: 10.4% Trade Balance: - $13.6...
Citizens adding 500 jobs as result of acquisitions
Citizens Financial Group, which recently bought one Massachusetts Bank and a portion of another, solidified its commitment to Rhode Island last week with the...
An actor’s life for him means he’s always ready
Ask Daren Kelly about acting and he'll tell you it's a matter of being footloose and flexible. His career has gone from regional theater...
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