Startup tests tracking system for buses and students
A local startup hopes to use a pilot program at a Middletown elementary school to test a system that tracks school buses and the...
Business leaders seek study of capital’s assets
In the Dunkin’ Donuts Center – in front of a crowd of business leaders and others, including Gov. Donald L. Carcieri and Providence...
A big-picture approach to caring for older patients
Some differences are visible: the slower movements, the hesitance walking, and of course the thinner frame, the silver hair, the wrinkled skin. Others require...
Healthy snacks aimed at sending right message
One day last year, Don Nokes threw away the Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, Mountain Dew and other junk food that his employees used to...
Roger Williams seeks transplant collaboration
One year after losing its bone marrow transplantation chief and two other key specialists to Rhode Island Hospital, Roger Williams Medical Center has hired...
URI receives $1.3M grant for health care education
The Rhode Island Geriatric Education Center at the University of Rhode Island has been awarded a three-year, $1.3 million grant by the U.S. Department...
Pet doctor focuses on eye disease
The news is not good in Exam Room 2 at Dr. Ken Abrams’ veterinary practice.
Abrams approaches Cindy Govoni’s dog, Hudson, with a device that...
Wireless auction has local interest
Towerstream Corp. is far from a giant in the telecommunications industry, but the Middletown company is competing with the likes of AT&T, Verizon and...
Small cable operators ask FCC to limit ‘bundling’
A group representing 1,100 smaller cable companies said Walt Disney Co., Viacom Inc. and other network owners force them to buy unwanted channels, and...
BankRI partners with nonprofits to meet wishes
The eighth annual Holiday Giving Tree program at Bank Rhode Island reached 225 families in need during this holiday season.
Each of the bank’s...
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