A growing challenge at the ACI
For some departments in state government, shaving the budget is difficult. For the R.I. Department of Corrections, it's virtually impossible, says Director A.T. Wall.
In...
Newport zoning can’t stop Grand plan
A Superior Court judge has ordered the City of Newport to stop trying to block an expansion of Newport Grand and issue the required...
A risky but popular shortcut in the battle on obesity
Take this quiz.
Imagine you are obese. For a chunk of the population, that is not much of a stretch. Your physician has warned you...
MetLife Foundation gives $1,000 to R.I. Blood Center
The MetLife Foundation has given $1,000 to the Rhode Island Blood Center for a program to teach Ocean State elementary school students in ...
Employers find ways to keep retirees on the job
If you are 55 and have worked for five years at Citizens Bank or Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island, you're eligible...
Hot housing market has pros, cons for Westerly
In recent years, Westerly has witnessed a spike in housing construction, retail development and out-of-state banks coming into the area. And according to Town...
Drug dispenser growing its generic-medication use
A pilot program that put generic-drug dispensers in doctors' offices to encourage them to prescribe generics instead of brand-name drugs has been a big...
United, R.I. extend state worker contract into 2010
Two and a half years ago, UnitedHealthcare of New England snatched the state employees' health benefits contract away from Blue Cross & Blue Shield...
A Pawtucket native reaches<br> out to Latino businesses
One of the first things Adriana Dawson did when she joined the R.I. Small Business Development Center in 2002 was to conduct a needs...
Feds award R.I. $700,000 to update Medicaid IT
U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will award Rhode Island $725,253 to update...
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