Patricia Daddona
Historic New England receives state grant to preserve Colonial house
JOHNSTON – Historic New England has obtained a $29,780 grant from the Rhode Island Historical Preservation & Heritage Commission’s State Preservation Grants Program to...
Programs aim to aid West African youths, elders
PROVIDENCE – Higher Ground International has launched two programs for youth and elders in the city’s West African immigrant communities to kick off the...
Dunkin’ Donuts rewards blood donors with $5 cards
PROVIDENCE – Dunkin’ Donuts has spent the month of January issuing $5 cards for its products to local blood donors.
The program, which continues through...
Five Questions With: Andrew Stigler
Andrew Stigler, who has served on the Wilbury Theatre Group's board of directors since the board was formed in 2011, was named board president...
Providence Equity CEO Nelson donates $25M to Brown for entrepreneurship center
PROVIDENCE – Brown University is launching an interdisciplinary center for entrepreneurship with a $25 million gift from alumnus Jonathan M. Nelson, founder and CEO...
Newport Hospitality wins award for work with Volvo Ocean Race
NEWPORT – Newport Hospitality Inc. has been awarded an international award for its role in promoting the Volvo Ocean Race’s stopover last spring.
The Gala...
Ava Anderson to back out of company she founded
WARREN – Ava Anderson LLC will close and reopen without the Anderson family that launched the business, the company reported on Monday in an...
UMass Dartmouth names interim chancellor
BOSTON – Former Muhlenberg College President Peyton Randolph (Randy) Helm has been named interim chancellor of the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth.
Citing Helm’s leadership...
Report: R.I. ranks near bottom for income inequality, near top for...
PROVIDENCE - The latest national annual “assets and opportunity” scorecard ranks Rhode Island 35th in outcomes, despite a ranking of eighth in policy measures,...
Apprenticeship program targets manufacturers
Hope Valley Industries in North Kingstown, which makes automotive accessories such as floor mats and mudflaps, could use a few more CNC programmers.
To that...
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