New chief brings global vision<br> to Center for Design and Business
The new Center for Design and Business reflects less of a restructuring by newly hired executive director Bill Foulkes, he says, than a “dramatic...
Spring arrives, tourism blooms, say state officials
In the upcoming tourism season, Providence will have 500 more hotel rooms than last year, and Newport will have a new historic inn, a...
Philharmonic raising $12M for school,
With a new location for all its music education programming, the Rhode Island Philharmonic is hoping to triple the enrollment at its Music School...
Women’s Summit offers inspiration, helpful tips
Bryant University’s annual Women’s Summit aims to “allow women a chance to take time to look at where they are and where they want...
CVS to offer internships to 1M urban, rural youth
Aiming to encourage young people to consider careers in pharmacy, CVS Corp. said last week that it will expand an internship program for disadvantaged...
Building a bright future for the old Polish Home
It’s been a long time since the Polish National Home, at 66 Chaffee St. in the heart of Olneyville, was a vibrant social...
Club encourages CEOs to share ideas, experiences
Kip Brockmyre III, president of LFI Inc., recently got ideas about putting together a wellness program to lower health care costs at his company...
Charitable events pay off for Fidelity
Fidelity Investments’ participation in the MS 150 Bike Tour for multiple sclerosis has grown since the company began investing in the event eight years...
URI professor takes on elder care issues
Patricia M. Burbank, a University of Rhode Island nursing professor, has won The American Journal of Nursing’s Book of the Year 2006 award in...
URI professors get NSF grant for lab curriculum
KINGSTON – Two civil engineering professors at the University of Rhode Island are using a $148,462 National Science Foundation grant to try a new...
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