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R.I. HEALTH INSURANCE Commissioner Dr. Kathleen C. Hittner on Thursday announced the approved 2015 insurance rates for Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island, Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island, UnitedHealthcare of New England and Tufts Health Plan. / COURTESY R.I. OFFICE OF THE HEALTH INSURANCE COMMISSIONER

R.I. commissioner approves 2015 health insurance rates

PROVIDENCE – Health Insurance Commissioner Dr. Kathleen C. Hittner has approved lower 2015 premium rate increases than requested by Rhode Island’s four health insurance...
ACCORDING TO THE BEIGE BOOK REPORT released by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, New England businesses saw mixed results over the past six weeks in terms of revenue growth, hiring and outlook. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/BRENT LEWIN

Boston Fed: N.E. businesses report mixed results in late spring

BOSTON – Despite earlier hopes that improved consumer confidence would drive renewed economic growth in the region, New England businesses reported mixed results during...
GTECH S.p.A. - the Italian parent company of GTECH Americas, whose Providence headquarters is pictured above - has announced a merger agreement with International Game Technology Inc. in Las Vegas. Under the terms of the agreement, the two companies will combine under a newly formed U.K.-based holding company. / PBN FILE PHOTO

GTECH to merge with Las Vegas gaming company in $6.4B deal

(Updated, 11:01 p.m.) PROVIDENCE – GTECH S.p.A. has agreed to purchase International Game Technology Inc., a gaming entertainment company headquartered in Las Vegas, for approximately...

Five Questions With: Hannah Chung and Aaron Horowitz

Hannah Chung and Aaron Horowitz are co-founders of Sproutel, a Providence startup that has created the interactive Jerry the Bear toy to help children...

Envision Technology launches InFlight Cloud Platform

PAWTUCKET – IT consulting and services company Envision Technology Advisors last week announced the launch of its InFlight Cloud Platform, developed in partnership with...

Sensata Technologies acquires DeltaTech Controls

ATTLEBORO – Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. has agreed to acquire global electronic controls manufacturer DeltaTech Controls for $190 million. DeltaTech, a subsidiary of CoActive Technologies...

July Geeks dinner to feature VoltServer

PROVIDENCE – This week, the Providence Geeks will host VoltServer Inc., an East Greenwich startup that has pioneered a technology known as Packet Energy...
THE CHOPPI IMMUNOGENICITY tool developed by EpiVax Inc. with University of Rhode Island and Dartmouth College researchers will help protein engineers assess safety risks during the production of protein-based therapeutics.

EpiVax develops immunogenicity tool with URI, Dartmouth

PROVIDENCE – Through collaboration with researchers at the University of Rhode Island and Dartmouth College, biotech firm EpiVax Inc. has developed a new Web-based...
ONE-THIRD OF RURAL roads in Rhode Island are in need of repair, according to a report by the Trip National Transportation Research Group, the second-highest percentage of deficient roads in the country. / PBN FILE PHOTO/BRIAN MCDONALD

Report: R.I. rural infrastructure among worst-maintained in U.S.

PROVIDENCE – Thirty-three percent of Rhode Island’s rural roads and 25 percent of its rural bridges are in need of repair, ranking Rhode Island...
SOFTWARE SECURITY TRAINING company Safelight Security Advisors in Lincoln has been acquired by Security Innovation, a Wilmington, Mass.-based competitor.

Safelight acquired by Mass. security training firm

LINCOLN – Security Innovation Inc. has acquired Safelight Security Advisors, a Rhode Island company specializing in information security and software-developer training, for an undisclosed...
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