Masco Corp. teams up with <br>Business Innovation Factory
PROVIDENCE – The Business Innovation Factory today announced a new partner: Masco Corp., a leading maker of consumer products for the home-improvement and new...
KLR honored by Practical Accountant
NEW YORK – Providence-based Kahn, Litwin, Renza & Co. Ltd. is one of 32 firms nationwide honored this month by Practical Accountant magazine with...
RIPTA sets hearings on planned service cuts
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Public Transit Authority’s plans to slash service, to help cope with its looming budget deficit, will go before the public...
R.I. Public Radio breaks away from WBUR
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island Public Radio has achieved its independence from Boston University and its WBUR 90.9 FM, which had subsidized and controlled...
Rhode Island PBS names Zwolinksi development head
Janet K. Zwolinski has been named development director at Rhode Island’s PBS affiliate, WSBE-TV. Most recently, Zwolinski served as the acting senior director of...
Education Partnership winds down, desk by desk
Linda Borden is breathing sighs of relief these days as her two teenaged children prepare to start classes at Rhode Island College (RIC).
The children,...
Banneker is flourishing <br>with Snead’s team approach
Of the 20 or so awards that Cheryl W. Snead and the business she founded, Banneker Industries Inc., have received over the last 17...
‘Tree-free’ paper gets ready to debut
A lot of paper sure to be thrown away can be wasted in packaging, so a Providence man on the cusp of the eco-friendly...
Nonprofit sees low costs by building efficiently
Child and Family, a private nonprofit offering social services to children, adults, families and the elderly, has begun construction of a 38,736-square-foot building in...
Citizens tops $1.3 million in R.I donations for 2008
The Citizens Bank Foundation awarded $50,000 to Comprehensive Community Action Program (CCAP), a private nonprofit agency based in Cranston. The funds are earmarked for...