Jacquelyn Voghel
In Providence entrepreneur’s classroom, hip-hop inspires student success
PROVIDENCE – At first glance, a day in the Hope Scholars Initiative might look like a typical classroom scene, with students meeting in a...
Hope Scholars Initiative takes top prize at Growth Lab pitch competition
PAWTUCKET – Hip hop-based education and mentorship service Hope Scholars Initiative, a venture developed by Harrison Grigsby, took top honors at the Social Enterprise...
Matos: Task force to offer guidance, not dictate business succession
Lt. Gov. Sabina Matos is seeking to encourage employee ownership as a succession plan for small-business owners, but collaboration with the business community and...
Rhode Island College opens new cybersecurity simulation classroom
PROVIDENCE – A new “cyber range” classroom recently concluded construction at Rhode Island College’s Institute for Cybersecurity & Emerging Technologies.
The range uses IBM technology...
The Providence Foundation to present past accomplishments, future priorities at 50th...
PROVIDENCE – When David Salvatore recalls the downtown of his childhood, he sees a drab picture: Swaths of concrete, a federal highway traveling through...
R.I. Ethics Commission votes to tighten lobbyist definition, but increase gift...
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Ethics Commission has voted to place stricter limits on gifts that public officials can take from lobbyists, following concerns raised...
‘Playhouse’ on Prices Neck Cove in Newport sells for $10.4M
NEWPORT – The two-floor, 3,553-square-foot estate at 294 Ocean Ave. recently sold for $10.4 million, marking the city's fourth-highest property sale this year.
The "Playhouse"...
Report: Providence ranks as 17th-best innovation hub in Northeast
PROVIDENCE – The Ocean State hosts the 17th-best innovation hub in the Northeast, according to the latest version of an annual report by CommercialCafe.
Providence...
Cipla to expand Fall River facilities, hiring
FALL RIVER – Pharmaceutical manufacturing company Cipla Ltd. plans to expand its local presence with an 83,000-square-foot expansion to an existing facility, alongside plans...
Polaris MEP to hold 4th annual R.I. Manufacturing Day
PROVIDENCE – Local students and manufacturers will convene at Farm Fresh Rhode Island later this month at Polaris MEP’s Manufacturing Day.
Now in its fourth...
