DEM renews focus on business recycling
Since 1996, all Rhode Island businesses have been required by law to recycle, though only businesses with 50 or more employees are obliged to...
Forbes index is a pretty miserable<br> measure of Providence’s mettle
To the editor:
I can think of at least half a dozen cities – that I have actually lived in, not just passed through –...
Health care is expansive, sure, <br> but individuals can fight back
To the editor:
The problems with the health care system today are ones of cost, profit and distribution of resources (“Langevin co-sponsors plan for national...
Roger Williams wins $60,000 Merck/AAAS science grant
BRISTOL – Roger Williams University has been awarded a three-year, $60,000 grant from the Merck/AAAS Undergraduate Science Research Program.
The grant is one of 14...
Small business optimism at 17-year low
WASHINGTON – Optimism among small business owners nationwide fell last month to its lowest level in 17 years, according to the Small Business...
528 U.S. colleges named to President’s Honor Roll
SAN DIEGO – Twelve local colleges and universities are among the 528 nationwide honored today at the annual meeting of the American Council on...
Foundation awards $175K to URI-C.F. High project
CENTRAL FALLS – The Rhode Island Foundation has awarded more than $175,000 to the University of Rhode Island-Central Falls High School partnership to improve...
Point Judith leads $6M investment in Vaultus Mobile
BOSTON – Vaultus Mobile Technologies Inc. today announced it has closed on a $6 million expansion round with investors led by Providence-based Point Judith...
URI professor hopes cream can slow spread of HIV
University of Rhode Island professor Keykavous Parang is hoping he is close to succeeding where other researchers have so far failed in the fight...
Expiration of visa program leaves hotels in bind
When Newport’s busy tourism season hits in late spring, the Hotel Viking could find itself unable to fill 16 open positions. At the Hyatt...
