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DEFENSE-RELATED SALES rose 17% compared with a year ago, led by sales of the TACNAV navigation systems that helps military vehicles keep track of their location even in zero-visibility conditions. /

KVH sees 1Q profit rise 28-fold to $1.6M

MIDDLETOWN – KVH Industries Inc. (Nasdaq: KVHI) today posted a first-quarter profit of $1.6 million, a 28-fold increase from the year-ago period’s $57,000, on...

Kopin wins $4.2M night-vision display contract

TAUNTON – Kopin Corp. (Nasdaq: KOPN) yesterday announced its participation in a multimillion dollar military program to produce the world’s highest-resolution microdisplays for a...
ENERGY CHALLENGE participants across Southeastern New England are indicated in yellow on this EPA map. /

3 more local cities join EPA’s Energy Challenge

BOSTON – “What does it mean to be green? This Earth Day, one answer can be found in the more than 100 communities that...
FIRSTWORKS PROVIDENCE  and other festivals help attract visitors and jobs to the city. /

Providence named a top arts location for fourth year

PROVIDENCE – For the fourth year in a row, the city has been named a “Top 25 Arts Destination” by the readers of AmericanStyle...

BV Tourism Council is first in nation to win<br> WTTC’s global...

PAWTUCKET – The Blackstone Valley Tourism Council has won the “Destination Award” presented by the World Travel & Tourism Council. The announcement came during...

Bank of America sees 1Q profits fall 77%

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) today posted a first-quarter profit of $1.21 billion, a 77-percent decline from the year-ago period’s...

VC survey: Money still flowing to green and biotech

NEW YORK – Venture capitalists expect the U.S. recession and unstable markets to slow investment and fundraising opportunities, according to a survey by professional...
TALKING AQUACULTURE at the public dock in Wickford this morning are, from left: Peter August, director of the URI Coastal Institute; U.S. Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I.; and Robert B. Rheault, president of Moonstone Oysters. /

U.S. allots $400K for aquaculture, coastal research

NORTH KINGSTOWN – The local aquaculture industry and coastal mapping and restoration efforts nationwide will benefit from more than $400,000 in federal spending announced...

R.I. expanding RegFlex small business program

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Economic Development Corporation today announced it is expanding its Regulatory Flexibility program. RegFlex – an effort to ease the regulatory burden...

Free simulation seminar for medical device designers

PROVIDENCE – Computer simulation software developer Simulia, the Providence-based division of Dassault Systèmes, will offer a free, half-day seminar on medical electronics and...
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