Banks cautious on ARC loan program
A new loan program that the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) began offering in June seemingly would attract many businesses: no interest payments for...
HHS offers grants to help cover children
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius last week announced up to $40 million in grants to be given to help states, local...
Miriam, Brown launch weight control registry
Aiming to combat an “epidemic” of pediatric obesity, researchers at The Miriam Hospital and The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University have launched...
Westerly upgrades to 32-slice CT scanner
The Westerly Hospital has upgraded its CT scanning equipment to a GE LightSpeed VCT 32-slice scanner, replacing a 16-slice scanner and improving the quality...
Five Questions With: Dr. Dawn Picotte
When it comes to children’s psychiatric services, most people think first of Bradley Hospital, which specializes in younger patients. But Butler Hospital, best known...
Marijuana meetings draw interest
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Patient Advocacy Coalition (RIPAC), a nonprofit medical marijuana advocacy group, is scheduled to host a forum next Thursday for...
R.I. eateries hiring more this summer
PROVIDENCE – The National Restaurant Association predicts Rhode Island restaurants and bars will hire 4,800 seasonal workers this summer, up slightly from the 4,600...
R.I. job situation is New England’s worst
BOSTON – Rhode Island has been losing jobs for longer than any other New England state and had the region’s fastest rate of employment...
U.S. to buy 20 hybrid buses for RIPTA
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will receive $24.2 million in federal stimulus money to buy hybrid buses and convert trolleys...
WJAR-TV marks 60th birthday tonight
CRANSTON – WJAR-TV (NBC 10), Rhode Island’s first television station and still the state’s dominant broadcaster, is celebrating its 60th anniversary today.
The station, owned...
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