Bid to bring World Cup to N.E. advances
BOSTON – The FIFA World Cup could be held in the United States in 2018 or 2022, and officials in Boston are aiming to...
UMD won’t use stimulus to avoid layoffs
DARTMOUTH – The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth will use money from the federal stimulus for capital improvements and educational programming despite calls from its...
DOT workers tapped for alumni award
PROVIDENCE – University of Rhode Island alumni at the R.I. Department of Transportation (DOT) garnered the URI Alumni Association’s 2009 Outstanding Chapter of the...
Brown again No. 16 on U.S. News list
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PROVIDENCE – Brown University ranked 16th for the second year in a row on U.S. News & World Report’s annual list of...
Fidelity exec says ‘big layoffs’ are over
BOSTON – Fidelity Investments is “done” with major layoffs after cutting roughly 3,000 jobs since last October, company president Rodger Lawson said yesterday during...
Study: Amica customers most satisfied
LINCOLN – For the 10th year in a row, Amica Mutual Insurance Co. has ranked highest in customer satisfaction among auto insurers in a...
Embattled RISD president holds meeting
PROVIDENCE – The president of the Rhode Island School of Design, John Maeda, met behind closed doors with students and staff yesterday to discuss...
MetLife chief visiting R.I. this week
WARWICK – MetLife Inc. chairman, president and CEO C. Robert Henrikson is holding “town hall-style” meetings with the insurer’s Rhode Island employees today and...
Two quarters or one dollar?
A young boy enters a barbershop, and the barber whispers to his customer, “This is the dumbest kid in the world. Watch this.” The...
IYRS Gala raises $575K for maritime education
The International Yacht Restoration School’s 12th annual summer gala was recently held on the school’s campus and sponsored by Land Rover North America.
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