Inclusion needed for minority business
It is not surprising that white-owned businesses earn more than those owned by minorities, but the size of the gap found by a U.S....
United Way gets $69k from BankNewport
BankNewport has made a corporate match donation of $69,043 to the United Way of Rhode Island Community Impact Fund to help support programs for...
Verizon donates $10K to zoo’s Trixie’s Fund
Roger Williams Park Zoo received a $10,000 donation from Verizon for Trixie’s Fund, a field trip grant program that enables school children in Rhode...
CVS/Caremark donates $2.5M to health institute
WOONSOCKET – The CVS/Caremark Charitable Trust last week announced plans for a five-year $2.5 million grant to the Rhode Island Quality Institute.
The institute...
Small businesses: Bid now on federal jobs
There’s never been a better time for small businesses looking to sell products and services to the federal government. A backlash over the federal...
Miriam team finds plenty to teach, learn in Israel
During a recent trip to the Ha’ Emek Medical Center in Israel, Dr. Gary Bubly and other staff members from The Miriam Hospital saw...
Citizens exec says he’s ready to retire<br> after 37 years in...
When Robert T. Gormley joined Citizens Bank in 1993, the company had $5 billion in assets and was a distant second to Fleet Bank...
Providence Place teaming up<br> with Habitat Providence
PROVIDENCE – Providence Place mall today announced it is teaming up with Habitat for Humanity of R.I.-Greater Providence Inc. to raise resources and awareness....
CrossroadsRI honors Cicilline, Shawcross
PROVIDENCE – Mayor David N. Cicilline and Noreen Shawcross of the R.I. Office of Housing & Community Development were among those honored at Crossroads...
RINLA establishes scholarship at URI
KINGSTON – The University of Rhode Island has received a $100,000 endowment from a longtime supporter, the Rhode Island Nursery and Landscape Association, to...