Advisers can keep businesses executing
Back in the 1980s there was a TV show called “The A-Team.” The main characters were a group of four ex-special forces mercenary do-gooders...
Donation to bolster URI engineering program
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – A $1 million anonymous gift to the University of Rhode Island will help provide scholarship assistance to the school’s engineering students....
Growth amid recession at URI
The proposed design for a new College of Pharmacy at University of Rhode Island includes a medicinal garden with a reflecting pool on...
Matching graduates to industry needs
The Community College of Rhode Island has become a popular place to be recently.
Enrollment has swelled to more than 16,000 – the highest level...
URI building boom helped restore pride in state school
Robert Carothers is in the homestretch. After 18 years at the helm of the University of Rhode Island, his tenure is just months from...
CVS takes top ‘best practices’ honors
ORLANDO – Woonsocket-based CVS Caremark Corp. (NYSE: CVS) took top honors in the URAC Best Practices Awards, for its pharmacy-based drug-therapy management program....
Budget-gap measure clears R.I. Senate
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Senate yesterday approved a $7.3 billion supplemental budget plan that would raise the state cigarette tax by $1 per pack...
Kent Hospital to host career fair for teenagers
Aiming to encourage young people to consider careers in health care, Kent Hospital is hosting a career fair on April 30 to allow middle...
Chamber, city award $150,000 in grants
PROVIDENCE – The Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce and the City of Providence today teamed up to award $150,000 in grants to 11 local...
Vote set on R.I. education commissioner
PROVIDENCE – At its meeting tomorrow, the R.I. Board of Regents for Elementary and Secondary Education is expected to appoint Deborah A. Gist, the...