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Central R.I. Chamber hosts food drive

WARWICK – The Central Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce is once again running, in cooperation with the Rotary Club of Warwick and Washington Trust,...

Walmart, food companies look to fight hunger

Walmart has teamed up with Feeding America, Action for Healthy Kids, and four of the country’s largest food companies, for a campaign to fight...
The house tour, operated a total of 13 times since its inception in 1995, will now move to run every other year. The / COURTESY NEIGHBORHOODS OF NEWPORT

Newport tour to benefit St. Michael’s

NEWPORT – The 2012 Neighborhoods of Newport House Tour, a benefit for St. Michael’s School, offers exclusive entry to six of the city’s most...
BETASPRING FOUNDER ALAN TEAR addresses the crowd at the startup accelerator's Open House in March. Tear, along with Soren Ryherd, were awarded $300,000 each as part of the inaugural Rhode Island Innovation Fellowship. Both winners hope to create many new ventures with the money.  / COURTESY BETASPRING

Tear, Ryherd win $300K innovation grants

PROVIDENCE - The inaugural winners of The Rhode Island Innovation Fellowship, Allan Tear and Soren Ryherd, were announced Wednesday. Tear, one-third of the creative force...
NAUTIC PARTNERS LLC, a private equity firm, announced today it has acquired vision insurance company Super Vision Holdings, Inc. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/DANIEL ACKER

Nautic acquires Super Vision Holdings

PROVIDENCE - Nautic Partners LLC, a private equity firm, announced today it has acquired vision insurance company Super Vision Holdings, Inc. Providence-based Nautic has $2.5...
RHODE ISLAND lawmakers - including U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse - say they are working hard to close the gap between available jobs and skilled workers in the state, but there may be a mismatch with local business leaders on determining the biggest obstacle in lowering the unemployment rate. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/VICTORIA AROCHO

Lawmakers, businesses disagree on unemployment cause

WARWICK – Rhode Island’s congressional representatives say they are working hard to close the gap between available jobs and skilled workers in the state....

Newport and Bristol County CVB rebrand to ‘Discover Newport’

The Newport and Bristol County Convention and Visitors Bureau has rebranded to “Discover Newport,” with a new logo and tagline to match. It is a...
FORMER UNIVERSITY of Rhode Island president Robert L. Carothers plans to retire June 30 and is eligible for a retirement incentive that is reportedly worth some $73,000. / COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND

URI’s Carothers eligible for $73,000 retirement incentive

Former University of Rhode Island president Robert L. Carothers plans to retire June 30 and has been advised that he is eligible for a...

2-1-1 adds BrightStars service

PROVIDENCE – BrightStars has begun a pilot program in partnership with United Way 2-1-1 in Rhode Island that will make its child care referral...
VOLUNTEERS ARE ONCE AGAIN monitoring the osprey population in the Ocean State, a project the environmental advocacy group took over from the R.I. Department of Environmental Management in 2010. / COURTESY PETER GREEN/AUDUBON SOCIETY OF RHODE ISLAND

Audubon volunteers back to watching osprey

BRISTOL – Volunteers with the Audubon Society of Rhode Island have begun once again to monitor the 160 known osprey nesting sites in Rhode...
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