Performance issues add to drive for school reform
Rhode Island’s teachers’ unions, long under political fire, are bracing for a tough year as a tight state budget, new restrictions on municipal and...
’08 budget may bring big battles
Rhode Island AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer George Nee has no idea what proposals are going to be included in the governor’s budget for fiscal 2008. But...
CBRE | Melody arranges $12.45M loan for 3 Davol Square
CBRE | Melody, the real estate investment banking division of CB Richard Ellis, today announced it has arranged $12.45 million in 10-year, fixed-rate financing...
Carcieri names NUWC veteran to CRMC
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Donald L. Carcieri has named Donald T. Gomez of Little Compton to the Coastal Resource Management Commission (CRMC). He replaces Jerry...
An Ocean State water shortage?
When the Kent County Water Authority told Amgen last year that it couldn’t guarantee water it previously promised the pharmaceutical giant, it looked like...
SBA pushes to revive tax credit
Small-business advocates and the U.S. Small Business Administration have made it a priority this year to persuade the General Assembly to reinstate the SBA...
Holiday sales in R.I. solid, but short of predictions
Looking ahead to the holiday shopping season last October, David Riordan, co-owner of OOP! on Providence's East Side and in the Providence Place mall,...
Journal Register selling R.I. papers for $7.6M
YARDLEY, Pa. – Journal Register Co. (NYSE: JRC) today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell its Rhode Island publications to...
Cicilline elected VP of Democratic mayors’ alliance
PROVIDENCE – Mayor David N. Cicilline today announced he has been elected vice president of the National Conference of Democratic Mayors.
The mayor’s office said...
Kopin boosts production for Army contract
TAUNTON, Mass. – Kopin Corp. this week announced a “significant” increase in production of hardware for the Army’s TWS-II Thermal Weapon Sight program.
Kopin declined...
