Naval Station expansion plans create<br> opportunities for R.I. businesses
NEWPORT – Naval Station Newport is gearing up for a major expansion, and that will usher in big opportunities for local companies, Capt. Michel...
Eating disorders too narrowly defined, study finds
PROVIDENCE – The criteria used to diagnose common eating disorders are insufficiently broad, causing most patients to receive an “NOS” diagnosis, researchers from Rhode...
FM Global grows its R.I. work force by 13%
JOHNSTON – FM Global, the state’s largest private company and one of the world’s largest commercial property insurers, says its Rhode Island work force...
Gansett to host cruise-ship guests under deal with DNE
NEWPORT – Captain Jeff O’Brien and his Gansett Cruises will be teaming up with Destination New England this fall to offer mansion and harbor...
CVS Trust awards $5.5M in grants
WOONSOCKET – The CVS Caremark Charitable Trust Inc. today announced $5.5 million in grants to nonprofit organizations nationwide, and said six Rhode Island organizations...
Bradford Dye plans ‘mass layoff’ in April
WESTERLY – A “mass layoff … will take place in 60 days” at the The Bradford Dyeing Association Inc., President Michael R. Grills said...
Webster Financial sells insurance branch to USI
WATERBURY, Conn., and BRIARCLIFF MANOR, N.Y. – USI Holdings Corp. has completed its acquisition of Webster Insurance Inc. from Webster Financial Corp. (NYSE:...
New Boston kick-starts $250K Seabee museum drive
PROVIDENCE – A $70,000 challenge grant from New Boston Development Partners LLC, the developer of the Gateway at Quonset Point, today helped launch the...
R.I. Hospital imaging residency program is No. 1
PROVIDENCE – The Brown University diagnostic imaging residency program at Rhode Island Hospital has been ranked as the No. 1 program of its kind...
BofA honors associates, names Habitat ’08 partner
Bank of America recently honored three of the company’s associates – Tina Peck, Timothy Dean and Keith Jacobson – for their commitment to improving...
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