Education

Ethisphere rates Textron among best for ethics

Education 03/18/2008

PROVIDENCE – Ethisphere Institute has named Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) one of the top government contractors in ethics in its Government Contractor Ethics 2008...

PPL rejoins Gallery Night after lengthy hiatus

Education 03/15/2008

Kicking off the 12th season of Providence’s Gallery Night is the re-inclusion of the Providence Public Library in the rounds of galleries that open...

When technology gets offensive

Education 03/15/2008

All I wanted to do was to see a film in a quiet movie theater. The lights dimmed, the movie started and suddenly I...

RON DYER, regional environmental manager at Poland Spring, shows design and performance improvements to the company’s water bottle. /

‘Green’ movement changing the ways of business

Education 03/15/2008

Every employee of Cox Communications in Rhode Island who arrived to work on a recent Monday morning found a green wastepaper basket parked under...

Law, accounting firms make conservation moves

Education 03/15/2008

Local law and accounting firms are slowly changing the mindsets of employees, colleagues and clients by instituting recycling and energy-reduction programs. KPMG International, a...

What defines employee passion?

Education 03/15/2008

The Providence Business News Executive Poll is a weekly survey of 70 business leaders, representing small and large businesses in a variety of industries...

COME ON BOARD: A group of Electric Boat engineers and designers discuss advanced submarine concepts in one of the
company’s Electronic Visualization Suites. The company said that it’s looking for 200 more people in both positions. /

EB to hire 400 designers, engineers

Education 03/15/2008

Executives at Electric Boat had thought they were heading into a quiet time for the Groton, Conn.-based submarine maker, at least in the areas...

More than 350 high school girls from across Rhode Island attended the seventh annual Girls Reaching Remarkable Levels Interactive Technology Expo. GRRL Tech was held March 10 at Roger Williams University, where female technology professionals conducted 20 workshops about careers open to women. The event included a keynote speech by R.I. Lt. Gov. Elizabeth Roberts, and ended with the awarding of two full scholarships. For more information, visit www.tech-collective.org. /

Exploring their potential

Education 03/15/2008

More than 350 high school girls from across Rhode Island attended the seventh annual Girls Reaching Remarkable Levels Interactive Technology Expo. GRRL Tech was...

WHITMORE BOOGAERTS worked for seven years as a civil engineer but always wanted to be an artist. He uses a lot of metals in his work, including scrap pieces, which sells for up to $4,000. /

Sculptor creates moving metal art

Education 03/15/2008

Whitmore Boogaerts, a Providence sculptor with a new gallery on the West End, has a degree in civil engineering from Tulane University in Louisiana,...