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LATHE ­LESSONS: Wilbert Cante, left, and Melvin Shaw, both machine technology students at William M. Davies Jr. Career and Technical High School in Lincoln, work on the manual lathe machine. / PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Davies students step up for early career launch

On any given day, workers at Greystone of Lincoln Inc. churn out a half million “safety-critical” components for airbags, car engines and aerospace equipment. But...

Newport’s rental ban tries to strike balance between tourism and residents

With a recent ban on short-term home rentals in residential neighborhoods, Newport has joined the wave of tourist destinations attempting to strike a balance...

Backlash prompts RWU to revise name change for architecture school

BRISTOL – Following significant backlash from students, alumni and faculty, Roger Williams University will revise the previously announced renaming of the School of Architecture,...

Planned renaming of Roger Williams’ school prompts pushback

BRISTOL – A planned name change of the Roger Williams University School of Architecture, Art and Historic Preservation to the Cummings School of Architecture...

Haven Collection closes $2.6M seed round, plans for new locations

MIDDLETOWN – The Haven Collection, a combined coworking, child care and health and fitness space, is planning to expand with two new clubs by...

Wine tasting room in the works in East Providence

EAST PROVIDENCE – A new tasting room is in the works in the Rumford neighborhood, where the owners of the negociant business behind the...

RWU enters $20 million partnership with Cummings Foundation

BRISTOL – Bolstered by a new $20 million partnership with the Massachusetts-based Cummings Foundation, Roger Williams University will rededicate one of its schools as...

RIHub expanding full startup services to Newport

NEWPORT – RIHub, a Providence-based nonprofit startup support organization, is expanding its footprint southward, offering entrepreneurs in Aquidneck Island and the South County area...

Saab to partner with SyQwest, launch maritime division in Cranston

CRANSTON – Swedish aerospace and defense company Saab will partner with SyQuest marine technology company to launch a new maritime division in Cranston. With the...
TRAINING DAYS: Brown University medical students Anthony Formicola, left, and Thi My Linh Tran talk while on duty on the labor and delivery floor at Care New England Health System’s Women & Infants Hospital in Providence.  / COURTESY CARE NEW ENGLAND HEALTH SYSTEM/RYAN PICKERING

Brown’s prescription: Will latest failed merger end the university’s bid for...

The dream, as Brown University leaders described it, included Providence’s Jewelry District filled with biotech companies spun off from discoveries made by an “integrated...
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