Economy

RIAC HAS INSTALLED air-quality monitoring stations at T.F. Green and to the north, south and west of the airport and has promised to install one to the east as well. A bill before the General Assembly would clarify RIAC's responsibilities and require that all data be turned over to the state legislature, DEM and Health Department. /

Bill aims to ensure T.F. Green Airport<br> tracks, reports air-quality issues

Business Services 05/14/2007

A battle of wills between the R.I. Airport Corporation and state Attorney General C. Patrick Lynch has been simmering since March, when, after the...

THE GEL in this applicator, CaraGuard, is one of several microbicides that could help protect against HIV. 'We're talking about products that sell for pennies a dose,' says Anna Forbes, deputy director of the Global Campaign for Microbicides. /

R.I. doctors testing gels to fight AIDS

Capital Goods 05/12/2007

Dr. Kenneth Mayer and his staff at Brown University’s AIDS Program have spent more than two decades working to slow the spread of the...

SAUL KAPLAN, executive director of the R.I. Economic Development Corporation, chats with Dr. Annie De Groot, CEO of Epivax, in front of the state's booth at BIO 2007. /

R.I. courts biotechnology firms <br> at international gathering in Boston

Business Services 05/12/2007

Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick grabbed national headlines at the Biotechnology Industry Organization’s international convention in Boston last week with his pledge to invest $1.25...

FRESH EYES: From left, Marilyn Bray, Gloria Beckmann and Madeline Mutch admire the Federal Reserve building during a May 5 walk along the new Independence Trail Providence. /

‘Independence Trail’ spotlights R.I. heritage

Business Services 05/12/2007

Boston, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C., each have major allure as historical tourism destinations. But Robert Burke, owner of the Federal Reserve and Pot au...

Davol building new HQ to grow into

Capital Goods 05/12/2007

A booming plastic-surgery market and other favorable trends have made Davol Inc. outgrow its Cranston home, so it’s having a developer build it a...

PPL INSTRUCTOR Shane Sher, center, teaches a class on using the Internet at the library's Knight branch on Elmwood Avenue. /

Conflict puts Providence library branches in peril

Education 05/12/2007

An ongoing struggle over the financing and management of the Providence Public Library has left the future of neighborhood branches in question. The problem has...

Joining forces to help the homeless

Economic Activity 05/12/2007

Amid rising homelessness in Rhode Island, Amos House has launched a program that pairs up homeless families with local churches to help them with...

PPS lists 11 properties at greatest risk

Economic Activity 05/12/2007

After a three-year hiatus, the Providence Preservation Society has once again compiled a list of “most endangered properties” in the city, including the Episcopal...

ENTREPRENEURS with sales of at least half a million dollars will make up the membership of the new Enterprise Club of Rhode Island, founded by Jeff Deckman, left, and Robert Fiske. /

New club focuses on successful R.I. entrepreneurs

Economic Activity 05/12/2007

Frank Lubrano, an accomplished entrepreneur and owner of Lubrano Value Advisors LLC, said his first reaction to the creation of the Enterprise Club of...