Marion Davis
Gap between employer needs, labor skills growing
Rhode Island had the strongest labor force growth in New England in the last five years, and it’s one of just two states where...
Dorcas Place makes literacy a workplace issue
INTERVIEW
Brenda Dann-Messier
POSITION: Dorcas Place president
BACKGROUND: Prior to taking the helm at Dorcas Place in 1999, Dann-Messier directed two federally funded TRIO programs at the...
Events focus on children’s health, fighting obesity
Dr. David R. Gifford couldn’t get the words out without a chuckle: “Happy Apple Awards.” But the purpose of the contest with the tongue-twister...
Microsoft pledges $1.2M for Brown pen technology
If words are your language, a keyboard is your friend. With a little help from a mouse, you can easily enter text, edit it...
Butler CEO stresses importance of mental health
INTERVIEW
Dr. Patricia R. Recupero
POSITION: President and CEO of Butler Hospital and executive vice president for behavioral health of Care New England since January 1999....
Medical liability debate heats up in election year
For the fourth year in a row, Rhode Island doctors and hospitals are pushing for reforms to the state’s medical malpractice tort system that...
Coalition calls for constitutional spending cap
Referendum urged to impose state and local budget limits
Comparing their actions to the Boston Tea Party, Gov. Donald L. Carcieri, the Rhode Island Public...
New law firm emerges in Providence
Holland & Knight is one of the top U.S. law firms, ranked 11th-largest in 2005 by the National Law Journal, with nearly 1,300 lawyers...
Bank of America upholds Fleet’s legacy of charity
Company maintains philanthropic giving
When Bank of America took over the former Fleet Bank’s operations in 2004, it brought new corporate colors, a new motto...
Women & Infants aims high with capital campaign
Women & Infants Hospital brings almost 10,000 babies into the world each year – three-quarters of Rhode Island’s newborns, from the healthy and strong...
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