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RWU to build sailing center
BRISTOL – After raising $1.7 million in gifts and pledges during a weekend auction, Roger Williams University has announced plans to build a new...
Newport-Bermuda race delivers $9M benefit to City by the Sea
NEWPORT – According to an economic impact report released by The Bermuda Race Organizing Committee, the 2012 edition of the biennial Newport Bermuda Race...
Ranbaxy settlement returns $290K to R.I. Medicaid
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island announced Tuesday that it has banded with other states and the federal government in a $500 million settlement with generic...
Summer Infant sees 1Q profit drop, looking for 2013 recovery
WOONSOCKET – Juvenile health, safety and wellness product maker Summer Infant Inc. posted decreases in first-quarter net revenue, net income and gross margins as...
Blount to spend $250K on fine, clean up over clean air...
BOSTON – After claims that its Warren shipbuilding and ship repair facility had violated the federal Clean Air Act National Emissions Standards for Hazardous...
URI Greeks walk for Habitat
Last month, more than 500 students from the University of Rhode Island’s 24 fraternities and sororities participated in a walkathon that raised more than...
F-35 program to benefit R.I. economy, say Lockheed officials
PROVIDENCE - Officials from Lockheed Martin, the manufacturer of the F-35 Lightning II, stopped by the R.I. Department of Administration Thursday afternoon to discuss...
WaterFire receives EPA grants to clean up future Valley Street home
PROVIDENCE – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced that WaterFire Providence is one of two Providence organizations that will receive cleanup grants to...
Newport students wrap up financial education unit
Last month, 100 seniors from Rogers High School in Newport wrapped up a series of presentations on financial literacy by participating in a financial...
RI-CAN releases school, district report cards
The Rhode Island Campaign for Achievement Now, an education reform advocacy organization, released its 2013 School and District report cards for each of the...
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