Raytheon edges Alliant for $232M contract
WALTHAM, Mass. – Raytheon Co., the Waltham, Mass.-based defense contractor with a facility in Portsmouth, beat Alliant Techsystems Inc. for a U.S. Army contract...
Architectural firm a one-stop shop
Luke Mandle moved to Rhode Island in 2004, armed with a sense of purpose and a business plan for his architectural firm detailed down...
Purchasing should have global view
Dear Dan: With the cost of almost everything we buy going up, I’ve started to purchase a few things overseas to save money. It’s...
IT/digital media sector gains clout
Rhode Island’s information technology and digital media sector grew into a visible community with political clout in 2007.
The sector employs more than 15,000 people...
Fall River Chamber offers free business counseling
FALL RIVER – The Fall River Area Chamber of Commerce & Industry Inc. today announced it has received $50,000 from the Mass. Office of...
Hasbro to acquire game-developer Cranium
PAWTUCKET – Hasbro Inc. (NYSE: HAS) today announced an agreement to acquire privately held game-creator Cranium Inc. for about $77.5 million. The price may...
RIC-Mount Pleasant program<br> wins $130,000 Nellie Mae grant
PROVIDENCE – A pilot “dual enrollment” program between Rhode Island College and Mount Pleasant High School, designed to provide an early college experience to...
Celebrating and showing off
For local entertainers such as Rory Raven, a Providence-based mentalist and mindbender, Bright Night Providence provides one crucial element to their business model: exposure.
Raven...
Brown ensnared in national music-sharing dispute
Brown University students who allegedly used the school’s computer network to illegally copy and share digital music are being hit with fines or the...
Finding a new path for technology<br> and design at RISD
John Maeda says his career might be a “mistake.” He attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and he says he probably should have gone on...
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