M.D. named R.I. Hospital medical affairs VP
Dr. John B. Murphy has been named vice president for medical affairs and chief medical officer at Rhode Island Hospital. He will oversee the...
$2.5M grant targets at-risk families in Rhode Island
A partnership between a nonprofit and the R.I. Department of Children, Youth and Families that works to curb familial violence and problems caused by...
SEA CORP wins $4.9M support contract with NUWC
MIDDLETOWN – Systems Engineering Associates Corp. has been awarded a $4.9 million support contract with the business operations office of the Naval Undersea Warfare...
Economic Policy Council sets course for R.I.’s future
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Economic Policy Council today unveiled a new “Rhode Island Economic Strategy: Growing the Top, Holding the Middle and Moving...
Philharmonic gets $1M from late Bonanza founder
EAST PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra & Music School today announced a $1 million bequest from Bonanza Bus Lines founder George M....
Trade journal names 3 R.I. Lawyers of the Year
PROVIDENCE – Three city lawyers will be honored by Lawyers Weekly Inc. for their contributions over the past year “to the rule of law...
Mass. panel clears way for CVS in-store health clinics
BOSTON – The Mass. Public Health Council has approved rules that clear the way for CVS Caremark Corp. to bring its MinuteClinic in-store health...
KVH is General Dynamics branch’s Supplier of Year
TINLEY PARK, Ill. – Middletown-based KVH Industries Inc. (Nasdaq: KVHI) has been honored by General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada as a Supplier of the Year....
Pool company fined $10,400 for pesticide handling
BOSTON – A North Providence-based swimming-pool supply company has paid $10,400 in penalties for violating federal pesticide regulations, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s regional...
Amtrak strike would ‘cripple’ MBTA Commuter Rail
BOSTON – A possible strike by Amtrak workers “would have a crippling effect” on public transit between Boston and Providence, Daniel A. Grabauskas, general...