Grow Smart Rhode Island calls for candidates to tackle development policies
PROVIDENCE – Grow Smart Rhode Island Friday outlined steps it would like to see candidates for public office take if elected next month.
Grow Smart,...
Taunton business owners gear up for downtown improvement district
TAUNTON – Downtown business owners will meet this month to discuss a new Business Improvement District.
David DeSantis, chairman of the district’s steering committee, said...
Cato Institute: R.I. tax reforms best in nation
WASHINGTON – Rhode Island’s tax reforms since 2008 have been the nation’s best, according to the 2010 Fiscal Report Card on America’s Governors.
The biennial...
Brown research awards, including from stimulus, grow 37% from FY09 to...
PROVIDENCE – Brown University’s research awards - from public and private sources - grew 37 percent to $180 million in fiscal year 2010 from...
Five Questions With: Matthew Goodwin
It’s an exciting time for Matthew Goodwin, director of clinical research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Media Lab and associate director for research...
J&J, CVS and Walgreen warned by FDA over gum-disease claim
WASHINGTON - Johnson & Johnson, CVS Caremark Corp. and Walgreen Co. were accused of violating U.S. law by promoting their mouthwashes to prevent plaque...
Deepwater Wind case to stretch into 2011; decision no sooner than...
PROVIDENCE – The court case over Deepwater Wind's proposed wind farm off Block Island will spill into next year.
The R.I. Supreme Court has...
Five Questions With: Phil Martin
Phil Martin is the assistant for financial education and student aid in the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of the Secretary. He was in...
Credits hailed as big help to health center
NEW BEDFORD – U.S. Rep. Barney Frank and New Bedford Mayor Scott W. Lang met with community leaders at the nearly completed Greater New...
HUD: Webster Bank failed to underwrite loans properly, faces $1.1M in...
WATERBURY, Conn. – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of the Inspector General office says Webster Bank didn’t follow proper guidelines...
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