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Nurses seek law to limit job injuries

At Westerly Hospital, both members of the CAT scan team have sustained virtually identical back injuries lifting patients, and been forced to take time...

Panel: Biotech sector poised to grow in the state

Rhode Island’s biotechnology sector has grown from one with a few dozen employees to an economic driver that supports thousands of jobs, experts said...

Lodgings increase

Last June, with a traditional Hindu cracking of a coconut, Navin Patel commenced the construction of the 91-room, 56,000-square-foot Wingate Hotel in Coventry. Built in...
PBN photo/Brian McDonald
Newport has succeeded in branding itself in the national tourism market, according to local and national tourism associations. Above, a storefront on Thames Street.

Newport adds hotel rooms, but will tourists follow?

The occupancy rates of hotel rooms slightly dipped in Newport and Middletown last year, yet hotel expansions and new construction pushes along in the...
PBN Photo From May 16, 2005/courtesy Waterfire
WaterFire Providence has become a major tourist attraction, drawing more than 1.1 million people to Providence in 2004, with a direct economic impact of $33.2 million, according to studies.

Tourism flourishes, yields billions for R.I. economy

It looked like difficult times for Rhode Island’s travel economy when David DePetrillo became the state’s tourism director in 1983. Providence had just come out...

Firm adapts Navy technology to fight breast cancer

In its previous form, it was used to detect undersea mines. But through the work of Providence-based Advanced Image Enhancement Inc., the technology may...

Harrah’s makes its pitch, with GTECH’s help

It’s become barely a blip on the news radar – executives of a Las Vegas gambling giant rolling through Rhode Island for a day,...
PBN photo/Stephanie EwensFrom left: Alex Taylor, Jack Templin, Kipp Bradford, Jim Willis and Tom Hoffman are all members of the Providence Geeks, a group of information technology experts that now meets monthly at AS220 in Providence.

A fresh way to foster tech innovation

Group meets to network, brainstorm They work separately. Jack Templin is the principal of Internet consultancy firm Thought Cap. Alex Taylor is a graphic designer for...

R.I. bankers looking on the bright side for 2006

A recent survey by financial adviser Grant Thornton shows only 38 percent of bankers are optimistic about their industry and 29 percent are optimistic...

Chemical test software yields profits for R.I. firm

Ion Signature Technology has received Slater seed funding Every chemical has a fingerprint – from the flavor in your soft drink, to drugs in an...
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