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ITALIAN IMMIGRANT Maria L. Meggiacomo completes a worksheet for English class at Concordia Fibers. At right is teacher Emily Spitzman. /

Concordia investing in staff through ESL work

Most American companies do not provide assistance to workers who have trouble with the English language, although doing so can lead to improved productivity...
CONNIE MCGREAVY, a consultant with Conserve By Design LLC, speaks with Seth Kurn, vice president of the New England Institute of Technology. /

New England Tech plans to grow ‘green’ program

For decades, the New England Institute of Technology has trained students to take careers in electrical engineering, automotive repair and other blue-collar jobs. Now,...
A STUDENT WORKS IN A LAB at Brown University’s Division of Engineering, which includes faculty members associated with the Institute for Molecular and Nanoscale Innovation. /

Nanotechnology turning science fiction to reality

A small company in downtown Providence is engineering gold particles invisible to the human eye that can be used to build cheap, rechargeable solar...

Betting on value of headache-free e-mail services

For most businesses, e-mail is a lifeline, an absolute necessity. But managing it in-house can be no small task – buying and setting up...

Group launches new Web portal to spur innovation, growth

EAST GREENWICH – Business Innovation Group on May 9 announced the launch of its new Web portal. The Web site, www.bigofne.com, was designed and developed...

KVH announces leasing program for TracPhone

MIDDLETOWN – KVH Industries is offering a lease program for its new TracPhone(R) V7 maritime communications system. The communications system recognizes the operational needs of...

Amgen wins award for conservation program

WEST GREENWICH – Amgen Inc. was honored May 9 for its resource-conservation program at the Environment Council of Rhode Island’s ninth annual Sen. John...

Wind turbine company wins competition

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – FloDesign Wind Turbine Corp. of Wilbraham, Mass., was the first-place winner on May 12 at the Enterprise Forum Ignite Clean Energy...

Cox Business teams with Nortel on sales, services

NEW ORLEANS – Cox Business has a new partnership with Nortel, a leading telecommunications equipment solutions provider. As part of the multi-year agreement announced last...

State arts council joins social-networking sites

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. State Council on the Arts has established a presence on the social-networking Web sites Facebook, YouTube, MySpace and Twitter, as...
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