R.I. Business Plan announces 6 finalists
PROVIDENCE – Six student and entrepreneur finalists were named today in the 2008 Rhode Island Business Plan Competition.
“The plans we received, which covered...
Voters favor 3 of 10 R.I. budget-cutting options
PROVIDENCE – “In the face of the most serious fiscal predicament since the banking crisis of the early 1990s, Rhode Islanders favor welfare cuts...
R.I. Medical Society taps Webster Bank
WATERBURY, Conn. – Webster Bank, selected recently as the official bank of The Rhode Island Medical Society, has begun offering specially tailored banking products...
R.I. Hospital recognized for bariatric surgery
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island Hospital last week announced that it has been designated a “bariatric surgery center of excellence” by the American Society for...
R.I. joins national anti-smoking campaign
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Health announced last Wednesday that it is joining an “unprecedented public health campaign” created by an alliance of...
NFIB forum lets business owners speak out <br>on health care
PROVIDENCE – Dozens of local small business owners spoke out about health care concerns last Thursday at the Providence Marriott Hotel during the National...
State wins CDC award for childhood immunization rates
WOONSOCKET – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last week recognized Rhode Island as one of the best states for childhood immunizations.
Rhode...
Nursing home database now flags worst facilities
WASHINGTON – Looking for a good nursing home, and hoping to avoid facilities with a history of trouble? A new feature on the Nursing...
Brown scientists link reproduction, aging
PROVIDENCE – Biologists at Brown University have found new evidence of a link between reproduction and lifespan, showing that fruit flies live longer when...
URI enticing faculty into early retirement
Even after 29 years of teaching at the University of Rhode Island, nursing professor Debby Godfrey Brown felt she had plenty of energy to...
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