Verizon subscribers may get free Wi-Fi
NEW YORK – Verizon Communications Inc. plans to offer free Wi-Fi access to customers who subscribe to its FiOS and DSL home broadband services,...
FDA OKs Tiverton firm’s diabetes drug
TIVERTON – After nearly three decades in development, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has finally given approval to a drug developed by Tiverton-based...
Covidien buys VNUS Medical for $440M
MANSFIELD – Health products giant Covidien Ltd. announced today that it will buy San Jose-based medical device firm VNUS Medical Technologies Inc. for $440...
NorthMain Radiation Oncology earns accreditation
NorthMain Radiation Oncology has been awarded its sixth consecutive three-year term of accreditation in Radiation Oncology as the result of a recent review and...
R.I. group joins national effort to end nursing shortage
Rhode Island’s Center for Health Professions, a collaborative effort by health care providers, labor, professional groups, colleges and policymakers to strengthen the state’s health...
Miriam HIV doctor wins year-long fellowship
A Latina doctor doing infectious diseases research at The Miriam Hospital has won a fellowship from the HIV Medicine Association to support a year...
Teknor Apex to close Attleboro plant
ATTLEBORO – Teknor Apex Co. plans to end production at its Teknor Color plant in Attleboro and lay off about 50 employees over the...
Towerstream loss shrinks as sales grow
MIDDLETOWN – WiMax service provider Towerstream Corp. on Wednesday said its losses continued to shrink in the first quarter, as revenue climbed 64 percent...
Business Plan announces winners
PROVIDENCE – A company that is working on preventing medical device-related infections and a team of Brown University students developing an energy drink were...
R.I. SBA names 2009 award winners
PROVIDENCE – Ann-Marie Harrington, founder and president of Embolden in Pawtucket, an Internet consulting and Web development firm, has been named Small Business Person...
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