Justice Dept. praises cooperation of Providence police
PROVIDENCE – The Providence Police Department “has made significant improvements” under Police Chief Dean M. Esserman, the U.S. Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division said...
17 states ask high court to make</br> EPA rule on greenhouse emissions
WASHINGTON – A multistate petition filed today with the U.S. Supreme Court asks the court to require a ruling from the U.S. Environmental Protection...
War memorial is subject of downtown design contest
PROVIDENCE – A memorial to the U.S. soldiers who died during World War II and the wars in Korea and Vietnam has become the...
Lincoln among FSB ‘Best Places to Live and Launch’
LINCOLN – The Town of Lincoln has been ranked among the nation’s “100 Best Places to Live and Launch” by Fortune Small Business Magazine,...
R.I., Providence team up to plan city’s waterfront
PROVIDENCE – Two state entities and the City of Providence are partnering to redevelop 19.2 acres of prime real estate in the city’s Jewelry...
IPOs for tech and other startups hit 5-year low
ARLINGTON, Va. – Just five startups backed by U.S. venture capital firms staged initial public offerings in the first three months of the year,...
Video driving sales of fastest routers, Cisco says
SAN JOSE, Calif. – Networking technology giant Cisco Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: CSO) reports that sales of its fastest, most expensive network router have surged...
Assembly seeks to limit consumer electronic waste
PROVIDENCE – The state would “establish a manufacturer-financed system for the collection, recycling and reuse” of old computers and other consumer electronic waste, to...
Scott Berkey named CEO of Simulia
PARIS and PROVIDENCE – Dassault Systèmes, the 3D and product lifecycle management (PLM) software company, has named Scott Berkey to serve as CEO of...
Hasbro pays $80M for Trivial Pursuit
PAWTUCKET – Hasbro Inc. (NYSE: HAS) has acquired all intellectual property rights to the Trivial Pursuit brand, paying $80 million to Horn Abbot...