AS220 teams with MIT on new Fab Lab
PROVIDENCE – The nonprofit community arts group AS220 is planning to join a high-profile Massachusetts Institute of Technology initiative that will bring a hands-on...
CVS’ Ryan among 2008 New Englanders of Year
BOSTON – Thomas M. Ryan, chairman, president and CEO of Woonsocket-based CVS Caremark Corp., is one of three honorees who will receive 2008 New...
R.I. posts $54M in tax credits in FY2008
PROVIDENCE – A total of roughly $54 million in state tax credits and incentives were claimed in the fiscal year ended June 30, the...
DEM preserves 69 acres near Big River
WEST GREENWICH – Sixty-nine acres of forestland adjoining the Big River Wildlife Management Area have gained permanent protection with the purchase of a conservation...
Report: Raising driving age would save lives
ARLINGTON, Va. – States could save lives by delaying the age at which teenagers are allowed to drive, according to a report released today...
Olympics can be inspiring
I just returned from witnessing 17 days of competition at my ninth Summer Olympics. To say it was memorable is an understatement. I watched...
Admiral moves from global to domestic diplomacy
Immigration always has been a hot-button topic, but emotions have been cranked up several notches since Gov. Donald L. Carcieri issued an executive order...
Dangers of growing national debt aired at Bryant
First there was Al Gore and the “The Inconvenient Truth.” Now there is David M. Walker and “I.O.U.S.A.”
Walker, the former U.S. comptroller general, brought...
Economy spurs mood changes
Dear Dan: I don’t know how other business owners are feeling, but I’m in a circle-the-wagons mood these days. Am I more pessimistic about...
UMass prez provides $1.4M from funds for 20 faculty projects
BOSTON – University of Massachusetts President Jack M. Wilson recently awarded more than $1.4 million to faculty from the president’s Science and Technology Initiatives...
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