Susan A. Baird
Caprio, union join forces to reorganize Treasury
General Treasurer Frank T. Caprio and union representative Sal Lombardi last week announced a plan to reorganize the R.I. Treasury Department.
“I came into...
URI index: R.I. economy continues to slow down
University of Rhode Island economist Leonard Lardaro said last week that the Current Conditions Index for April shows the state’s economy is slowing.
Lardaro said...
Slater invests $500,000 in Middletown robotics firm
The Slater Technology Fund last week announced it has committed $500,000 to Innovention Technologies LLC, a medical robotics startup founded in western Pennsylvania that...
Slater bets on potential <br> of URI biomarker research
The Slater Technology Fund has provided $250,000 in seed funding to help a startup company based on cryogenic imaging research done at the University...
Mayor proposes 3-year deal with PPL
PROVIDENCE – Mayor David N. Cicilline has proposed a three-year contract with the Providence Public Library system that would increase city funding by 10...
R.I. economy grows 1.8% in 2006
WASHINGTON – Rhode Island’s real gross domestic product grew by 1.8 percent from 2005 to 2006 to $38.1 billion according to a report today...
NECN coming to R.I. with Verizon FiOS TV
NEWTON, Mass. – New England Cable News, a 24-hour regional cable television news network, will be returning to the Ocean State this month when...
DEM asks junkyards to voluntarily self-certify
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Environmental Management is calling on operators of auto salvage yards to participate in its voluntary self-certification program.
The program,...
Court, creditors approve Amtrol’s reorganization
WEST WARWICK – A Chapter 11 reorganization plan for Amtrol Holdings Inc., Amtrol Inc., Water Soft LLC and Amtrol International Investments Inc. has been...
Paulson terms China talks ‘very productive’
WASHINGTON – Two days of what U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr. described today as “very productive” talks with Chinese Vice Premier...
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