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CATERING TO CHILDREN: Krysten Callina, founder and CEO of Mastermind Adventures LLC, is seen in the spacious, shared work space at Goundworks in New Bedford. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Adventures that help kids learn

Entrepreneurship 03/18/2016

Mastermind Adventures LLC hosts events designed to bring fun learning experiences to youths. CEO Krysten Callina, of Somerset, who founded the limited-liability company on Feb....

PURE Haven Essentials has replaced Ava Anderson Non Toxic. The United States Department of Agriculture confirmed Thursday that it had received another complaint against Ava Anderson Non Toxic and one against Pure Haven Essentials.

Two new complaints against Ava Anderson Non Toxic, Pure Haven Essentials

Capital Goods 03/17/2016

WARREN – The United States Department of Agriculture confirmed Thursday that it is investigating two new complaints since a December complaint was resolved against...

BROWN UNIVERSITY ranked 35th again in graduate school rankings for medical research and 32nd in primary care, according to U.S. News & World Report.

Brown, UMass Dartmouth, RWU recognized in U.S. News grad school rankings

Economic Activity 03/16/2016

(Updated 1:11 p.m.) PROVIDENCE - Brown University and other local universities were recognized in annual graduate school rankings from U.S. News & World Report released...

FIRST-GENERATION students at Brown University are shown during a March career conference. / COURTESY BROWN UNIVERSITY/DANIELLA BALAREZO

Brown to open new center for first-generation college students

Education 03/15/2016

PROVIDENCE - Brown University announced Tuesday that a new center for students who are the first in their families to attend college will open...

THE CHRONICLE OF Higher Education studied the financial responsibility of private colleges; all in Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts received passing grades.

Local private colleges, universities receive passing grades for financial responsibility in...

Education 03/14/2016

PROVIDENCE - Private colleges and universities in Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts schools received passing grades for financial responsibility, according to a recent analysis...

BARBARA E. WOLFE is the new dean at the University of Rhode Island College of Nursing. / COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND

URI names new College of Nursing dean

Education 03/14/2016

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Barbara E. Wolfe, associate dean for research and professor at the Connell School of Nursing at Boston College, has been named...

JANUARY'S CURRENT CONDITIONS INDEX reading of 58 indicates forward momentum in Rhode Island's economy, but revisions for 2015 showed that employment figures were too optimistic initially. / COURTESY LEONARD LARDARO

Lardaro: R.I. economy slowing, revisions show smaller labor force

Economic Activity 03/14/2016

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Rhode Island’s economic momentum not only slowed this January compared with last year, it had been slowing during 2015 more than...

Reaching Out: Don Morash, broker and owner of Abbott Properties, stands in front of 28 Alhambra Road in Warwick. Morash said the exposure from a new shared database of Rhode Island commercial properties is valuable to him, because competition is fierce. / PBN PHOTO/ MICHAEL SALERNO

RICIE properties see online exposure grow

Real Estate 03/12/2016

A new online platform for a database of Rhode Island commercial properties is designed to attract both out-of-state and local investors. Late last summer, the...