New chief brings global vision<br> to Center for Design and Business
The new Center for Design and Business reflects less of a restructuring by newly hired executive director Bill Foulkes, he says, than a “dramatic...
Spring arrives, tourism blooms, say state officials
In the upcoming tourism season, Providence will have 500 more hotel rooms than last year, and Newport will have a new historic inn, a...
Philharmonic raising $12M for school,
With a new location for all its music education programming, the Rhode Island Philharmonic is hoping to triple the enrollment at its Music School...
CVS to offer internships to 1M urban, rural youth
Aiming to encourage young people to consider careers in pharmacy, CVS Corp. said last week that it will expand an internship program for disadvantaged...
Should R.I. pharmacists be allowed<br> to give routine shots?
Saying they want to make it easier for elderly Rhode Islanders to get their immunizations, several legislators have proposed a bill to allow pharmacists...
Building a bright future for the old Polish Home
It’s been a long time since the Polish National Home, at 66 Chaffee St. in the heart of Olneyville, was a vibrant social...
Lead-paint case heading to state Supreme Court
The state’s years-long legal battle with paint manufacturers over the ravages of lead paint is going to continue in the R.I. Supreme Court, just...
State’s jobless rate drops<br> below U.S. average again
For the first time since 2005, Rhode Island’s unemployment rate has fallen below the U.S. average, declining by three-tenths of a percentage point to...
CVS and Caremark vote to approve $27B merger
Shareholders of Caremark Rx Inc., the second-largest U.S. drug-benefits manager, approved the $27 billion acquisition by pharmacy chain CVS Corp. on March 16 at...
Citing controversy, Wal-Mart<br> abandons bank plan
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has scrapped plans to open its own bank, ending a two-year controversy that roiled financial-services companies that feared direct competition from...
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