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THE UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND is kicking off a campaign to raise support for a bond issue on the November ballot that would provide $125 million to rebuild its College of Engineering, shown above as an artist's rendering. / COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND

URI seeking voter support for College of Engineering project

Capital Goods 09/25/2014

NORTH KINGSTOWN – The University of Rhode Island is kicking off a campaign Monday at Toray Plastics to raise support for a bond issue...

R.I. charities received $1.2 million from Wal-Mart

Economic Activity 09/24/2014

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island charities received more than $1.2 million in cash and in-kind donations over the past fiscal year from Wal-Mart and the...

THE GRAND OPENING of Alex and Ani Hall, a $17 million art center at Rhode Island College, was held on Tuesday, Sept. 23. The 52,600-square-foot building was renovated through the project. / COURTESY RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE

Opening of Alex and Ani Hall at RIC celebrated

Capital Goods 09/23/2014

PROVIDENCE – Dignitaries on Tuesday celebrated a grand opening of Alex and Ani Hall, a $17 million renovation of a 1958 Rhode Island College...

MARCEL VALOIS is director of Commerce RI, which received $1.57 million in federal funds for its STEAMengine project to boost the state's economy. / PBN FILE PHOTO

R.I. receives $1.57 million federal grant to help boost, diversify state’s...

Economic Activity 09/22/2014

PROVIDENCE – STEAMengine, a program being developed by the R.I. Commerce Corporation, has won a $1.57 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense...

ALL ONBOARD: A corporate team on the American Eagle works together to trim the sails as it rounds a mark toward the finish line in a team-building race hosted by America’s Cup Charters in Newport. / COURTESY SMITHHILL

Embracing ‘no “I” in team’ mantra

Education 09/22/2014

Local, national and global companies that offer corporate team building in Newport see the waterfront city as a spectacular backdrop to activities intended to...

PUTTING IN WORK: The pilot FirstWorks Festival on the Plaza in 2012 was supported with a $200,000 creative-place-making award and drew an audience of 40,000 into downtown Providence. The organization is planning to make it a biennial festival. / COURTESY EHSUN MIRZA

FirstWorks festival to be expanded in 2015

Nonprofit 09/22/2014

FirstWorks is planning a biennial festival at Kennedy Plaza in Providence set for next June that organizers hope will be successful enough to provide...

TRAINING DAYS: Katrina Thorson, a graduate of the Exeter Job Corps, is currently employed as a welder at General Dynamics Electric Boat at their Quonset Point manufacturing facility. / COURTESY ELECTRIC BOAT

Exeter Job Corps rebounds from enrollment freeze

Education 09/22/2014

In January 2013 Exeter Job Corps, a residential training facility for at-risk, young adults, was forced to close one of three dormitory wings as...

"We encourage people to speak up for themselves and with others and to speak to legislators and administrators not only about their personal issues, but about the policies that impact them."

Five Questions With: Camilo Viveiros

In Their Own Words 09/19/2014

Camilo Viveiros is lead organizer for the George Wiley Center, a statewide multi-racial economic justice organizing project based in Pawtucket. The grassroots agency works...

Potter League offers workshops

Nonprofit 09/19/2014

MIDDLETOWN – The Potter League for Animals will be offering workshops designed especially for Girl Scout Juniors, Brownies and Daisies, starting in late October. The...

Youth In Action names exec. director

Nonprofit 09/19/2014

PROVIDENCE – Youth In Action, a nonprofit focused on youth-leadership development and positive social change, has named Pegah Rahmanian as executive director. Rahmanian has 10...

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