Task force gauges the costs<br> of being poor in Providence
When you don’t have a bank account, cashing a paycheck can take a piece of your salary. If you don’t have a car, you...
Workshop looks at city’s lesser-known attractions
Barbara Barnes started the workshop with a “Peanuts” comic. Linus is telling Charlie Brown about a trip he went on. All the hotels and...
Tracing the rich history of a state constitution
We all learn in school about the U.S. Constitution, the Founding Fathers and the fundamental principles on which our nation is built. But what...
Dual-use applications are focus of undersea center
This spring, the U.S. Naval Undersea Warfare Center awarded the University of Rhode Island $150,000 to create a Center of Excellence in Undersea Technology....
Panel to study financial education in R.I.
STATE HOUSE – The General Assembly has authorized the creation of a panel to examine the status of youth financial education in Rhode Island.
The...
Mentoring programs in the workplace
Do you have a formal or informal mentoring program in your company?
• Yes – 72%
• No – 28%
If you do not, do you believe...
Buses showcase PPL youth poetry project
PROVIDENCE – The back of the bus took on a whole new meaning last month for 25 local students, thanks to a citywide after-school...
Luxury shipyard planned at Quonset
NORTH KINGSTOWN – The Quonset Development Corporation has given its preliminary approval to a 43-acre megayacht construction and repair facility proposed by Fort Lauderdale,...
Caprio, union announce Treasury reorganization
PROVIDENCE – General Treasurer Frank T. Caprio and union representative Sal Lombardi today announced a plan to reorganize the R.I. Treasury Department.
“I came into...
RISD leases Moshassuck Square Apts.
PROVIDENCE – The Mount Vernon Co. today announced that the Rhode Island School of Design has signed a long-term master lease on the Moshassuck...
