BankRI seminar highlights opportunity
PROVIDENCE – Bank Rhode Island has canceled a seminar, “Uncovering Business Opportunities in the Current Economic Climate,” that was originally scheduled for Wednesday from...
Venture capital industry continues downturn
SAN FRANCISCO – Venture capitalism continued on its historic slide nationwide in the first quarter 2009, failing to complete any initial public offerings and...
APC lays off 30 as job cuts continue
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – APC by Schneider Electric laid off 30 more Rhode Island employees last week as the French-owned company undertook its third...
Chafee exploring bid for governor
PROVIDENCE – Former U.S. Sen. Lincoln D. Chafee today announced “an exploratory campaign” for Rhode Island’s 2010 gubernatorial race and named former Bank Rhode...
R.I. revenue gap widens in March
PROVIDENCE – The State of Rhode Island’s total general revenue collections in the first nine months of the current fiscal year came to about...
MetLife among best firms for women
NEW YORK – For the fourth year in a row, MetLife Inc. was ranked by the National Association for Female Executives among its annual...
Majority in Mass. support multiple casinos
DARTMOUTH – A survey of Commonwealth residents found that more than half would favor bringing two or more resort casinos to the state, according...
Report: R.I. worst in nation in housing for low-income children
WARWICK – Rhode Island has the highest percentage of low-income children living in housing built before 1980 in the nation, according to the latest...
Matching graduates to industry needs
The Community College of Rhode Island has become a popular place to be recently.
Enrollment has swelled to more than 16,000 – the highest level...
Citizens branch manager gets community service sabbatical
Marla Sabater, branch manager at Citizens Bank’s Garfield Avenue Stop & Shop branch in Cranston, is the latest recipient of a company Community Service...