Liz Lee
RIPTA to consolidate bus stops, reduce idling in Kennedy Plaza
PROVIDENCE - The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority hopes to improve pedestrian safety and energy efficiency by consolidating bus stops and reducing the amount...
Dr. Hittner to retire, Raimondo to appoint Marie Ganim as OHIC...
PROVIDENCE - The governor’s office announced today that Dr. Kathleen Hittner, the state’s current Health Insurance Commissioner, will retire from her position effective next...
Report: R.I. clean energy jobs on the rise
PROVIDENCE - Rhode Island is getting greener, according to the 2017 Rhode Island Clean Energy Jobs Report released Thursday by the R.I. Office of Energy Resources...
R.I. Commerce Corp. launches new digital advertising campaign
PROVIDENCE - The R.I. Commerce Corp. has launched a new summer-long digital advertising campaign with local advertising firms Nail Communications and RDW Group. The campaign will...
Trinity Rep welcomes Ocean State Theatre ticket holders with free shows
PROVIDENCE - Trinity Repertory Company will offer free tickets to their production of Like Sheep to Water, or Fuente Ovejuna to any ticket holders...
CAI Software acquires MultiProcess Computer
SMITHFIELD - CAI Software LLC., an enterprise resource planning software provider, has acquired the New Hampshire-based MultiProcess Computer Corp., an international provider of enterprise...
Megabus adds Seastreak Ferry service stops
PROVIDENCE - Megabus.com will expand service by adding additional stops at the Seastreak Ferry landings in both Providence and New Bedford, the bus company announced...
Kapsch TrafficCom wins contract for RIDOT’s new truck-only tolling program
The R.I. Department of Transportation signed a contract with Kapsch TrafficCom IVHS Inc. to design and build the electronic facilities and infrastructure for the...
UMass No. 36 in ranking of U.S. universities for utility patents
DARTMOUTH - The University of Massachusetts has placed 36th on the Top 100 Worldwide Universities Granted U.S. Utility Patents 2016 list released in June by...
Rhode Island Foundation awards $400K in medical research grants
PROVIDENCE - Seventeen Rhode Island medical research projects will share nearly $400,000 in seed funding from the Rhode Island Foundation, the organization announced Tuesday.
Together...