Meg Sullivan
Rhode Island Job Corps accepts applications for young adult job training
BOSTON – The Rhode Island Job Corps education and training center is currently accepting students for a U.S. Department of Labor program that provides...
EDC, Health Dept. plan trade mission to Israel
PROVIDENCE – The director of the R.I. Department of Health, Dr. Michael Fine, will lead a Rhode Island healthcare and life science trade mission...
Workforce Board awards total of $130K to 36 R.I. businesses
PROVIDENCE – The Governor’s Workforce Board has issued roughly $130,000 in grants to 36 Rhode Island businesses in the most recent round of the...
SBA: Businesses affected by Sandy face Aug. 14 deadline
ATLANTA – Working capital loans will be available to Rhode Island businesses until the application deadline on Aug. 14, the U.S. Small Business Administration...
Study: Mass. gamblers account for Twin River growth
DARTMOUTH - The University of Massachusetts Center for Policy Analysis released its 2013 New England Casino Gaming Update on Sunday. The annual release reports...
Fitch rates Woonsocket bonds ‘B,’ stable
NEW YORK – The city of Woonsocket’s $115 million outstanding general obligation bonds have been rated at “B,” by global rating firm Fitch Ratings....
HHS sends $940K to community health centers to enroll more
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services awarded $941,513 in grants to Rhode Island health centers, department Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced...
Fila named official supplier of Tennis Hall of Fame
NEWPORT – Fila has been made the official apparel and footwear supplier of the International Tennis Hall of Fame & Museum.
The multiyear sponsorship...
Taveras, Boys & Girls Club announce summer programs
PROVIDENCE – Mayor Angel Taveras and executive director of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Providence, Nicole Dufresne, announced two free programs that will...
Amgen partners with French pharmaceuticals company
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. – Biotechnology company Amgen Inc., which has a manufacturing plant in West Greenwich, and France-based pharmaceuticals company Servier announced a collaboration...


















