Domestic commits $1M to community groups
CRANSTON – Domestic Bank says it is committing $1 million to various community organizations in Rhode Island and Massachusetts to bolster financial-literacy programs.
The program,...
R.I. is 26th, Mass. 11th, in Generosity Index
VANCOUVER – Rhode Island lagged other U.S. states in total charitable giving by residents in 2007, but still outpaced even the most generous of...
Employers find former inmates can fill jobs
Hiring people who have done time in prison is a smart move for companies that care about their own profits, the cost of government,...
’Tis the season for giving
Rhode Island Foundation President Neil Steinberg, right, Crossroads Rhode Island President Anne Nolan and Rhode Island Community Food Bank Executive Director Andrew Schiff discuss...
The graying of the workplace
Does your company have senior executives who have been with the firm more than two decades?
• Yes – 40%
• No...
RIMA will fight tax increases affecting manufacturers
John J. Grady remains optimistic about the future of manufacturing in Rhode Island, although the executive director of the Rhode Island Manufacturers Association certainly...
Costly care leaving U.S. patients vulnerable
The math is simple and inescapable: For $50 or $100 a month, a primary-care provider can keep a person’s asthma under control through medication,...
RISD is among schools selected <br>for Sony photo contest for students
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island School of Design is one of 14 schools in North America and 60 worldwide chosen to participate in Student...
RWU Law touts success rate on Mass. bar exam
BRISTOL – With a 93-percent success rate among its graduates taking the Massachusetts bar examination, Roger Williams University School of Law’s results trailed only...
JWU student named as top minority student by AAF
PROVIDENCE – A student from Johnson & Wales University’s College of Business has been selected as one of the 2009 Most Promising Minority Students...