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RIPTA seeking teddy bear

The R.I. Public Transit Authority and its partners are inviting the public to help “stuff a bus with love” by donating a brand new,...

Allio named to R.I. Foundation board

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island Foundation welcomed Michael K. Allio, CEO of Allio Associates LLC, this past week to its board of directors, effective immediately. A...

Re/Max donates<br> nearly $200K in ’13

In 2013, Re/Max of New England donated $192,000 to community partners throughout New England. At the forefront of supporting the local communities in which...

Granite gives $3,368 to foundation

JAMESTOWN – Employees of Granite Telecommunications LLC, contributed $3,368 to the Jamestown Education Foundation in mid-January. Granite, a provider of phone, data, networking, and other...
THE NATIONAL COUNCIL on Teacher Quality named Rhode island as one of only four states in the country to receive an overall grade of B or higher for its teacher-effectiveness policies in 2013. / COURTESY NATIONAL COUNCIL ON TEACHER QUALITY

R.I. earns ‘B’ for teacher-effectiveness policies

WASHINGTON – Rhode Island has earned a “B” for its teacher-effectiveness policies, one of the highest grades in the nation, according to the 2013...
A REPORT BY THE NATIONAL RESTAURANT Association was released Wednesday by the Rhode Island Hospitality Association projecting that Rhode Island's restaurant industry sales will increase 2.3 percent in 2014, and will add 3,100 more jobs by 2024. Dale Venturini, president and CEO of the Rhode Island Hospitality Association, said the numbers represent 'the end of the tunnel' for a restaurant industry that has struggled in recent years.

R.I. restaurant industry expected to grow in 2014

PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Hospitality Association on Wednesday hailed a new restaurant industry forecast from the National Restaurant Association that projects growth of...
A 20TH-CENTURY silk-screened copy depicts the first published illustration of the Brown University campus, probably drawn around 1795. This year, Brown is getting ready to celebrate its 250th anniversary with a series of public events beginning March 7-8. / COURTESY BROWN UNIVERSITY

Brown University gears up to celebrate 250th anniversary

PROVIDENCE – Brown University President Christina Paxson is inviting the community to join the university this March in celebrating its 250th anniversary. Early in 1764,...
A REPORT RELEASED Tuesday by the Annie E. Casey Foundation found that Rhode Island's achievement gap between low- and higher-income students is among the largest in the nation. / COURTESY ANNIE E. CASEY FOUNDATION

R.I.’s gains in 4th-grade reading overshadowed by disparity

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s fourth graders registered the third-largest gains in reading proficiency nationally over the past decade, according to a report released Tuesday...
RICARDO PITTS-WILEY, above right, confirmed Monday that the Mixed Magic Theatre will move out of its space at Hope Artiste Village, which it can no longer afford. Also pictured, from left, interns Alex Salazar and Trent Robinson Lee. / PBN FILE PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Theater nonprofit relocates to smaller quarters in Pawtucket

PAWTUCKET – The Mixed Magic Theatre is moving to a smaller space in the Lorraine Mills Artist Studios complex after nearly three years at...
ON THE JOB: Johnny Bourdier, left, and Jean Sylva in the manufacturing production area at Taco Inc. / PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

Training investment key to growth

Steady improvement in manufacturing productivity could signal economic progress in 2014, advocates say, but investment in training is what’s needed most to propel the...
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