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SERIOUS WORK: Jared Haibon, of Warwick, standing, in clown makeup, is a junior at Rhode Island College and also works as a volunteer at Hasbro Children’s Hospital.

Volunteers key to health of hospitals

The days of the candy striper, those red-and-white-clad teenagers who became an iconic, pop-culture symbol, may be all but over but the need for...
NEW ENGLAND TECH is now offering a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering technology, the school announced Thursday.

NEIT offers degree in electrical engineering technology

EAST GREENWICH – The New England Institute of Technology is now offering a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering technology, the school announced...

Self-made videos make connections

Is there anyone who doesn’t like bunnies? Possibly, but the children who recently visited the Providence Children’s Museum when the organization hosted some hoppy friends...
HAPPY STATE: Bryan Rafanelli, president of Rafanelli Events, calls planning Chelsea Clinton’s 2010 wedding one of the capstones of his career. / PHOTO  COURTESY RAFANELLI EVENTS

Relationship-building key to successful event planning

Everyone who follows the wedding and events industries – or celebrity news – knows that Bryan Rafanelli, founder of Rafanelli Events, in Boston, is...
PERFECT SYNERGY: Rhode Island College professors Joe Zornado and Marie Bearwood are spearheading the institution’s hybrid-teaching effort. / PBN PHOTO/CHRIS SHORES

Hybrid ed. is becoming mainstream

Incoming college students no longer on the whole represent their recent predecessors, who move from home to a dorm room and dedicate their time...
FILLING THE ROOM: Hotel Viking front-desk agent Gavin O'Brien shows Katrina and Sean Northrup of Washingtonville, N.Y., a map of Newport. / PBN PHOTO/STEPHANIE ALVAREZ EWENS

Hotel occupancy in Rhode Island is on the rebound

Where group travel goes, so does the economy. At least that’s the case according to local hoteliers and other hospitality-industry professionals who say that a...
NEXT STEP: Malcolm Spaulding is stepping down 46 years after arriving at URI. / COURTESY URI

After lifetime in academia, Spaulding setting a new course

In the 46 years since University of Rhode Island ocean-engineering professor Malcolm Spaulding first set foot on campus as an undergraduate, he’s spun what...

EDC praises Progreso Latino program

CENTRAL FALLS - The R.I. Economic Development Corporation praised a new Progreso Latino program – aimed at helping minority-run small businesses – as a...
U.S. REP. JAMES R. LANGEVIN visited URI's Providence campus and its biotechnology labs, as a part of his RISE - Rhode Island's Skilled Economy - tour. / PBN PHOTO/CATIA CUEN

Langevin visits URI on RISE tour

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s growing biotechnology sector is an opportunity for economic growth that needs funding to support training, lawmakers and industry professionals say. “...
INITIATIVES to turn Twin River and Newport Grand into full-fledged casinos need government support to succeed,  / PHOTO COURTESY NEWPORT GRAND/ANDREA HANSEN

Casino initiatives need government support, says panel

PROVIDENCE – Previous initiatives to open a full-fledged casino in Rhode Island failed because of a lack of government support, according to those pushing...
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