SEED wins SBA honors
TAUNTON – The U.S. Small Business Administration has presented a “2008 SBA Excellence in Lending Award” to the South Eastern Economic Development Corporation.
Jim McEvoy,...
Mandle to lead Qatar Museums Authority
DOHA, Qatar – Roger Mandle will move to the Persian Gulf this summer when he leaves the Rhode Island School of Design, to take...
R.I. Science & Engineering Fair honors top winners
WARWICK – Winners in this year’s Amgen Rhode Island Science & Engineering Fair were honored last night in a ceremony at Community College of...
ICUs improving care for R.I.’s sickest patients
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Intensive Care Unit Collaborative, a statewide initiative launched in 2004, has brought “a tremendous benefit” to local hospitals, according...
Forbes ranks Providence in bottom half of metro regions
NEW YORK – Providence, Worcester and Boston all fall in the bottom half of major metropolitan regions nationwide in Forbes magazine’s 10th annual ranking...
Vectrix picks Atlantic Tech as IT service partner
MIDDLETOWN – Vectrix Corp., a developer of zero-emission transportation technologies, has selected Fall River-based Atlantic Technology Group LLC as its North American information technology...
ProvGeeks to spotlight GyPSii ‘mobile lifestyle’ tech
PROVIDENCE – This month, the Providence Geeks will host representatives from GyPSii, an Amsterdam-based company with operations in Warwick that has created an...
EPA announces $5.4M in clean diesel grants in N.E.
BOSTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will be awarding nearly $5.4 million in grants and financing to communities and organizations in the Northeast...
Report calls for ‘new transportation future’
PROVIDENCE – Expanding the regional mass transit system would yield big savings in energy, time, money and greenhouse gas emissions, according to a report...
Outdated electronics granted second lives
The outdated cell phone or laptop you have hanging around the house could have a cash value. At the least, it should be recycled....