R.I. colleges eye technology for safety
Michael Quinn, director of campus safety and security of Johnson & Wales University’s Providence campus, says high-tech emergency notification systems for college campuses have...
TV service seen as key for Verizon
Verizon Communications, which has been losing Rhode Island telephone customers to Cox Communications for years, could finally begin competing head-to-head for Cox’s cable television...
LIN TV reports its 1Q net profit at $20.7M
PROVIDENCE – For the quarter ended March 31, LIN TV Corp. reported net income of $20.7 million or 42 cents per diluted share, compared...
Nokia uneils 7 handsets for emerging markets
Nokia Oyj, the world’s largest mobile- phone maker, this month introduced seven handsets to be sold in emerging markets, mainly in Asia Pacific and...
New BlackBerry aims to challenge iPhone
Research In Motion Ltd. plans to sell a smaller BlackBerry e-mail device this month, adding a new design before the debut of Apple Inc.’s...
Brown to award 9 honorary degrees at graduation
PROVIDENCE – Brown University will confer honorary degrees on three New Orleans-based university presidents during its 239th commencement exercises on May 27 in recognition...
Factory to be turned into tech center
Lindsay Ahlborg and Edward Schultz purchased the former Crest Craft jewelry factory in Providence’s West End in 1999, and then spent almost a decade...
Crime lab at URI wins international accreditation
KINGSTON – The R.I. State Crime Laboratory at the University of Rhode Island was accredited last month by the international division of Forensic Quality...
RWU law school offering free/low-cost mediation
BRISTOL – Roger Williams University’s Ralph R. Papitto School of Law has launched a mediation clinic that helps East Bay residents settle disagreements without...
From chowder stalls to ‘medispas’
Identical twins Gary and Glenn Lepore recall one of their first projects as a startup architecture firm was a small soup stall called Chowderheads...
