Five Questions With: Noreen Shawcross
Noreen Shawcross retired this summer as the chief of the R.I. Office of Housing and Community Development. Roughly two months into retirement, Shawcross took...
R.I. film festival set to honor owners of Providence’s Columbus Theatre
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island International Film Festival will present Jon and Betty Jane Berberian with the George M. Cohan Award for their contribution...
PUC approves Deepwater Wind-National Grid power deal, but appeals expected
(Updated, 3:40 p.m.)
WARWICK – A proposed offshore wind farm took a major step forward Wednesday with the approval of a key contract between National...
Car volume to increase at Quonset as distributor signs contract with...
NORTH KINGSTOWN – North Atlantic Distribution Inc. has announced plans to hire at least 25 people after signing an agreement with Ford Motor Company...
Infrastructure, education investments, not tax incentives, best way to grow
PROVIDENCE – New England states should focus economic development efforts on rebuilding infrastructure and improving education systems, not on tax credits and other government...
Washington providing funding for 500 teacher jobs with $33M grant
(Updated, 12:20 p.m.)
WASHINGTON – A bill signed into law Tuesday by President Barack Obama has, among other things, allocated $32.9 million to Rhode Island...
Langevin, McCaul partner to launch cybersecurity information website
WARWICK – U.S. Reps. James R. Langevin, D-R.I., and Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, last week launched a House Cybersecurity Caucus website to provide public...
Five Questions With: George Loftus
As president and CEO of OSHEAN Inc., the nonprofit coalition of universities, hospitals, government agencies and other nonprofits, George Loftus has a front-row seat...
R.I. spending up from ’98 to ’08, led by education, social...
PROVIDENCE — State and local government spending increased 17.1 percent per $1,000 of personal income over the 1998 to 2008 period, according to the...
Quality Partners, with Workforce Board help, certifies providers in EHR use
PROVIDENCE – Quality Partners of Rhode Island has graduated its first class of doctors, nurses and physician office staff certified in electronic health record...
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