U.S. renews extended jobless benefits
WASHINGTON – Rhode Island and other states with higher-than-average jobless rates will get additional federal assistance under a fresh extension of unemployment benefits...
Attleboro, United Chambers merge <br> into United Regional Chamber
ATTLEBORO and FRANKLIN, Mass. – The Attleboro Area Chamber of Commerce has merged with the Franklin-based United Chamber of Commerce into a new group...
Business is good, but so is commitment to R.I.
Rhode Island may be the smallest state, but it has provided big opportunities for Cox Communications.
It was here in the Ocean State that the...
Communication, planning make success possible
Anyone who visited Bryant College in the early 1990s saw a school badly in need of a new direction.
Some campus facilities were looking...
Connections deliver a healthier community
The South County Hospital is, like all the state’s community hospitals, equipped with the broad range of facilities and services one would expect in...
Helping immigrants feel at home in new homes
Relocating to another country, even under the best of circumstances, is a traumatic experience. Fleeing your native land with nothing but the clothes on...
Seeing opportunity in shiny slabs of stone
St. John Stone in North Kingstown is a shining example of a successful entrepreneurial endeavor, as evidenced by its selection in the Entrepreneurship category...
N.E. biotech alliance gathers for 1st time
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Biotechnology industry trade groups, companies, academic institutions and other organizations from across the region banded together today to establish the New...
URI gets $630K for climate-risk studies
NARRAGANSETT – The University of Rhode Island’s Graduate School of Oceanography today announced that it has received a $630,000 grant to study hurricanes, climate...
RISD must ensure its students <br> understand both art and commerce
Two hundred million dollars. This was the figure that emerged from Damien Hirst’s recent and highly publicized art auction at Sotheby’s in London.
As...