R.I. pension fund getting refund of taxes on AmEx building
PROVIDENCE – Six months after paying $80,000 in conveyance taxes on its sale of the former American Express Building, the Employees Retirement System is...
You shouldn’t underestimate the power of observation
One of the qualities of successful people in all walks of life is keen observation of their surroundings. They notice things about people, human...
Nominees sought for Pell Awards in the arts
The Trinity Repertory Company and the Rhode Island Pell Awards Selection Committee are inviting the public to nominate outstanding local artists for the 2007...
URI department among most productive in field
KINGSTON VILLAGE – The 2005 Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index has ranked the University of Rhode Island's department of environmental and natural resource economics the...
Woonsocket levee in need of maintenance
WOONSOCKET – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District, has determined that one levee in Rhode Island, the Blackstone River Flood Protection...
Calif. firm hired to track renewable energy use
PROVIDENCE – The State of Rhode Island has selected Santa Clara, Calif.-based APX Inc. to manage its renewable energy certificates and oversee compliance with...
Central Falls H.S. plan gives URI a chance to shine
After Central Falls High School missed its No Child Left Behind targets for the fifth year in a row, triggering a requirement that the...
JWU’s Exchange City awarded $100,000 grant
PROVIDENCE – Exchange City, an interactive educational and entrepreneurial project for middle and high school students housed on the campus of Johnson & Wales...
Math, reading scores improve across R.I., writing scores drop
PROVIDENCE – Elementary and middle school students' test scores in reading and mathematics improved statewide last year, Gov. Donald L. Carcieri announced Jan. 30.
In...
Ex-U.N. ambassador joins Brown institute
Richard C. Holbrooke, who served as the United States' ambassador to the United Nations during the Clinton administration, has accepted a five-year appointment as...
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