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UMASS DARMOUTH PROFESSOR Robert Drew has been awarded a $148,448 USDA grant to study whether rainbow trout that are genetically resistant to stress can be expected to grow faster. / COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH

UMass Dartmouth receives USDA grant to research stress in trout

Education 09/17/2013

PROVIDENCE – The USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture has awarded a $148,448 grant to University of Massachusetts Dartmouth assistant professor Robert Drew...

THE RHODE ISLAND FOUNDATION has committed more than $1 million during the last year to fund "Make It Happen RI" projects, part of the nonprofit's economic development initiative. / PBN PHOTO/BRIAN MCDONALD

R.I. Foundation awards final $150,000 of ‘Make it Happen RI’

Economic Activity 09/17/2013

PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Foundation has announced the final $150,000 in awards stemming from its year-long “Make It Happen RI” economic development initiative. “We’ve...

REAL GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT in the Providence-Warwick metro area grew 1.7 percent last, placing the area 182nd in the country and fourth in New England for economic growth in 2012. / COURTESY U.S. BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS

Providence-Warwick metro area economy grows 1.7% in 2012

Economic Activity 09/17/2013

PROVIDENCE – The Providence-Warwick metro area ranked No. 182 out of 381 metro areas across the nation for economic growth during 2012, according to...

Business Innovation Factory to kick off BIF-9 summit Sept. 18

Entrepreneurship 09/16/2013

PROVIDENCE – The Business Innovation Factory’s ninth annual Collaborative Innovation Summit – BIF-9 – has sold out. The event, scheduled for Sept. 18-19 at Trinity...

THE R.I. MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION annual dinner will honor The Center for Dynamic Learning, the Manufacturing Skills Initiative for Rhode Island, and Briar Dacier, a teacher at Davies Career-Tech High School.

R.I. Manufacturers Association event to highlight ‘renaissance’

Capital Goods 09/16/2013

PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Manufacturers Association will recognize two organizations and a teacher at its annual black-tie optional dinner on Saturday, Oct. 19. The...

SEVENTY-ONE PERCENT of employers in the Providence-New Bedford-Fall River metro area do not plan to increase or decrease hiring efforts in the fourth quarter of 2013, according to a Forbes report. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/SUSAN GOLDMAN

Metro area employment outlook ranks below national average

Economic Activity 09/16/2013

(Updated, 11:29 a.m.) PROVIDENCE – Most employers in the Providence-New Bedford-Fall River metro area do not anticipate any change in hiring in the fourth quarter...

BY THE END OF 2020, Pawtucker-based toymaker Hasbro aims to cut waste by 50 percent and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 20 percent, the company announced Thursday. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SPRINGER

Hasbro sustainability goals aim to cut waste, emissions by 2020

Capital Goods 09/13/2013

PAWTUCKET – Hasbro Inc. today announced new environmental sustainability goals, which include minimizing waste, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and conserving energy and water at...

OFFICIALS EXPECT the emergency preparedness exercise at T.F. Green Airport to begin at 8 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 14, and last several hours. / COURTESY OFFICE OF THE R.I. SECRTARY OF STATE

T.F. Green to hold emergency readiness exercise Sept. 14

Capital Goods 09/13/2013

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Airport Corporation and the R.I. Emergency Management Agency will hold a disaster preparedness exercise at T.F. Green Airport on Sept....

MARINE INDUSTRY MEMBERS will meet Sept. 14 for an R.I. Marine Trades Association event honoring Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse and Peter Van Lancker, president of Hunt Yachts.

RIMTA to honor Whitehouse, Hunt Yachts at annual breakfast

Capital Goods 09/13/2013

PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Marine Trades Association will honor Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse and Hunt Yachts President Peter Van Lancker at its fourth annual...

Employer compensation costs in June 2013 in the Northeast were the highest in country, averaging $33.50 per hour, or $4.39 higher than the national average of $29.11 per hour.

Employer compensation costs in New England highest in country

Personnel 09/12/2013

PROVIDENCE – New England employer costs for employee compensation in June 2013 averaged $34.81 per hour, the highest in the country, according to a...

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