Zoellick seen as suitable for World Bank helm
WASHINGTON – Robert Zoellick will have a big job to do to reinvigorate the World Bank as its next president. But those who have...
Company size is largest variable in gay-union benefits
When gay marriage was legalized in Massachusetts, Cynthia Butler said, there was initially a lot of concern in human resources offices about how this...
R.I. disaster declared for April 15 storm
WASHINGTON – President George W. Bush has declared that a major disaster exists in Rhode Island in the wake of the April 15 to...
Toray names first American executive VP
NORTH KINGSTOWN – Toray Plastics (America) Inc., a subsidiary of Japan-based Toray Industries, has promoted 17-year company veteran Richard Schloesser to the position...
RIMES to move into RIEDC’s offices
For 11 years, the Rhode Island Manufacturing Extension Service – better known as RIMES – has helped the state’s manufacturers improve efficiency, revamp their...
PBN’s Myers joins 5 others<br> in receiving Metcalf Award
Providence Business News Staff Writer Natalie Myers was given one of seven Michael Metcalf Awards for Diversity in the Media by Rhode Island for...
R.I. EDC and RIMES announce new alliance
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Economic Development Corporation and Rhode Island Manufacturing Extension Service today announced that, as part of “a new alliance aimed at...
Downtown Pawtucket is named <br> to National Register of Historic Places
Downtown Pawtucket has been named to the National Register of Historic Places, the R.I. Historical Preservation & Heritage Commission announced today.
“The architectural and civic...
Report touts economic, social impact of hospitals
A doctor at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Providence takes it upon herself to help an Iraq War veteran who’s become...
Blogger aims to make Providence ‘hackable’
Allan Tear is trying to make Providence “hackable” – in a good way.
Tear, an innovation consultant whose firm, Aptus Collaborative, organizes projects for the...
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