APC joins 10 IT leaders in global ‘Green Grid’
American Power Conversion and 10 other major information technology companies – including fierce competitors – have joined forces to form the Green Grid, a...
URI researcher building ‘trust’ network tools
A computer engineer at the University of Rhode Island has been awarded a five-year, $400,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to support her...
Lack of funds shuts down key Central R.I. resource
Municipalities simply do not have enough money in their budgets to support the Central Rhode Island Development Corporation. That’s the short answer to why...
BankFive adds heft with Luzo acquisition
BankFive of Fall River and Luzo Community Bank of New Bedford are similar in a few crucial ways. Both are community banks. And both...
Brown exhibits focus on history of slavery
PROVIDENCE – Following up on the October report by its Steering Committee on Slavery and Justice, Brown University is sponsoring four exhibitions that show...
Pawtucket couple starts PC scholarship fund
PROVIDENCE – A new endowed fund established by Barbara and William D. Slattery Jr. at Providence College will provide a new source of scholarships...
UMass–Dartmouth head calls for new thinking
DARTMOUTH, Mass. – Jean F. MacCormack, chancellor of the University of Massachusetts–Dartmouth, urged the campus community in a speech last month to become more...
Newport Harbor’s top chef<br> gets national recognition
Casey Riley, who was promoted to corporate chef at the Newport Harbor Corp. last year, has been named 2006 Chef of the Year by...
A night of art, gourmet food
The Plant – a new mixed-use development in Olneyville that will feature affordable live/work studio and commercial spaces as well as a community enterprise...
MetLife Foundation gives $20,000 for ‘e-mentoring’
The MetLife Foundation last month donated $20,000 to the Rhode Island Mentoring Partnership to continue the development of an “e-mentoring” program launched last year...
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