Harold Ambler
Lifespan N.I. cut in half for 2013, forces creation of $15M...
(Updated, 9 p.m.)
PROVIDENCE – With a decline in net income of 59 percent for its fiscal 2013, Lifespan gave tangible evidence that its financial...
Health care stakeholders meet to discuss ACA
PROVIDENCE – On Dec. 2, U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse and Lt. Gov. Elizabeth H. Roberts met with leaders of Rhode Island’s health care industry...
Miriam launches HIV prevention program
PROVIDENCE – The Miriam Hospital has expanded its efforts to help Rhode Islanders prevent the spread of HIV and AIDS with a new pre-exposure...
BCBSRI donates van to United Way
WARWICK – On Dec. 2, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Rhode Island donated its former Wellness Van to the United Way’s 2-1-1 in...
HealthSource hosts enrollment events
PROVIDENCE – HealthSource RI, Rhode Island’s health benefits exchange, has kicked off a series of enrollment assistance events focused on helping Rhode Islanders learn...
W&I team develops<br> ovarian cancer test
PROVIDENCE – Dr. Richard G. Moore, director of the Center for Biomarkers and Emerging Technologies and a gynecologic oncologist with the Program in Women’s...
Five Questions With: Mary Poncin
On Tuesday, Dec. 10, Kent Hospital is celebrating the birthday of its oldest employee. She is Mary Poncin, of Warwick, RI, and she is...
Fewer tree growers, but buying still brisk in R.I.
Late-arriving Thanksgivings shorten the traditional retail shopping season, including for Christmas tree farms, though for many Rhode Islanders the latter are a holiday-season necessity.
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Good bread, smart management drive growth
In an era in which people pride themselves increasingly on avoiding carbohydrates, what do you do if your business, or at least your name,...
FabNewport program creating motivated learners
In a shared, 600-square-foot room in the East Bay Met School in Newport, the ambitious, business-focused education program known as FabNewport is entering its...