Webemily Greenhalgh
BJ’s donates to local nonprofits
WESTBOROUGH, Mass. – BJ’s Charitable Foundation donated nearly $25,000 to four local nonprofits as part of a larger $1 million donation in the 15...
R.I. earns $230M from Google forfeiture
PROVIDENCE - Rhode Island state and local agencies will receive 46 percent of the $500 million Google Inc. forfeited last year for accepting advertisements...
Citizens to award 40 college scholarships
PROVIDENCE – Citizens Financial Group will award 40 “TruFit Good Citizen” scholarships to high school seniors and current college students across the country.
Forty...
Governor, legislators tour new URI pharmacy building
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee toured the University of Rhode Island’s new pharmacy building today with R.I. Sen. V. Susan Sosnowski, D-New...
Workforce Board offers $1.2M in training grants
PROVIDENCE – The Governor’s Workforce Board is accepting applications for $1.2 million in matching grants to promote worker training in Rhode Island businesses, the...
MBTA could hike commuter costs 29%, but no R.I. service cuts
BOSTON – Proposed fair hikes by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority would push the price of commuter rail passes up an average of 29...
Tech Collective launches employer-incentive programs
PROVIDENCE – The Tech Collective plans to develop two new pilot programs to provide funds to local information technology and bioscience employers for hiring...
R.I. personal income up 4.6% in 2011
WASHINGTON – State personal income rose an average of 5.1 percent nationally in 2011 after rising only 3.7 percent in 2010, according to a...
SBA offers $30M to promote exports
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Small Business Administration is inviting states and U.S. territories to apply for part of $30 million in Phase II State...
GreenBytes lands power consumption patent
HOPKINTON – GreenBytes Inc., developer of inline deduplication data storage solutions, won recognition from U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for its method of allocating...