Yucky things come in small packages, too
Deer ticks carry Lyme disease, babesiosis and anaplasmosis, costing Rhode Island an estimated $10 million per year in medical expenses and lost wages. The...
Middletown woman among 400 richest Americans
NEW YORK – Middletown resident Hope Hill van Beuren, 73, is the sole Rhode Islander listed in this year’s Forbes 400, the magazine’s...
2007 winners:<br>12 honored at PBN-R.I. EDC-Tech Collective gala
PAWTUCKET – Innovators in a wide range of sectors came together last night for the combined Rhode Island Innovation Awards and Tech Laureates Night...
EDC launches Web portal to grow IT sector
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Economic Development Corporation has launched an Internet portal to help grow the state’s information technology and digital media sector.
The new...
GTECH parent posts first-half profit of $94.4M
ROME and PROVIDENCE – Lottomatica S.p.A. and wholly-owned subsidiary GTECH Corp. posted a first-half profit of $94.4 million (€68.1 million), compared with $44.2...
LIN TV to sell low-700MHz licenses for $32.5M
PROVIDENCE – LIN TV Corp. (NYSE: TVL), parent of local television stations WNAC and WPRI, today announced an agreement to sell 32 lower-700 megahertz...
Bead firm shifts model to succeed
The jewelry manufacturing business has been shrinking for decades in Rhode Island, but Greene Plastics Corp., which makes more beads than any other company...
URI engineer at the forefront of ocean-floor research
An internationally renowned ocean researcher, Kate Moran has led major oceanographic expeditions since becoming an administrator and teacher at URI, including the 2004 Arctic...
PURVIS thrives amid growing focus on safety
PURVIS Systems Inc., a Middletown-based IT systems and service provider for the public safety, emergency management and defense industries that has been operating in...
Slater invests $3.1M in FY07, marks record returns
The state-backed Slater Technology Fund is “optimistic” about fiscal 2008, “after significant success in the fiscal year ending June 30,” the state-backed venture capital...
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