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Navigant gives scholarships to 10 students

SMITHFIELD – Navigant Credit Union has awarded $10,000 in college scholarships to 10 high school seniors. This is the 15th year in a row that...

GTECH Corp. donates for book party

PROVIDENCE – GTECH Corp. recently donated $2,500 to the Providence Public School Department to host a Books Are Wings Book Party for hundreds of...

Arpin golf event raises<br> funds for emergency relief

WEST WARWICK – The inaugural Arpin Strong Golf Outing raised $17,030 for charity. Organized by the Arpin Charitable Fund Inc. and held June 9...
RHODE ISLAND'S Current Conditions Index failed to improve in April for a ninth consecutive month, negatively impacted by declines in single-unit permits, employment service jobs and the state's labor force. / COURTESY LEONARD LARDARO

Lardaro: CCI fails to improve for ninth consecutive month

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – “Precarious” is how University of Rhode Island economist Leonard Lardaro characterized Rhode Island’s economy following the release Tuesday of a Current...

CCRI advanced manufacturing program lands $2.5M grant

WARWICK – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration has awarded a $2.5 million grant for advanced manufacturing initiatives to the Community...
COURSE WORK: John Clarke just graduated with a law degree from Roger Williams University School of Law after participating in the Corporate Counsel Clinical Externship Program, where companies give hands-on experience in corporate legal work in exchange for academic credit. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Students value transactional skills

Law school is a heady experience, and by that, recent Roger Williams University Law School graduate John Clarke, of North Kingstown, means “theoretical.” Law school...
LIVING ON: The Izzy Family Room is dedicated to the memory of Isabelle Marie Wohlrab, who was diagnosed with Stage 4 rhabdomyosarcoma at age 1 and died at age 3. / COURTESY AL WEEMS PHOTOGRAPHER

Tragedies build hospital, nonprofit connections

When the death of a child through disease serves as the impetus for forming a nonprofit, it can propel lasting, constructive connections between a...
"Truly unusual specimen tree varieties cannot be directly sourced from large professional nurseries."

Five Questions With: Lilly Dick

Lilly Dick is the president of the Newport Tree Society. She is also co-owner of Belgravia Imports, which imports organic and natural foods. A...

Clothing drive nets nearly 600 pounds

HANOVER, Mass. – The Massachusetts-based Lapels Dry Cleaning’s clothing drive resulted in 598 pounds of clothing from Rhode Island customers that will benefit Big...

Providence Rotary foundation gives grants

PROVIDENCE – The Providence Rotary Charities Foundation has distributed grants totaling $55,750 to 27 local nonprofit agencies. The annual grants from the foundation, which is...
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