Greater Elmwood joins national effort
PROVIDENCE – Greater Elmwood Neighborhood Services has been accepted into the NeighborWorks America community-building program, as one of 44 member organizations nationwide and the...
RWH cancer program commended
PROVIDENCE – The cancer program at Roger Williams Medical Center has been granted a three-year approval with commendation by the American College of Surgeons,...
Businessman, philanthropist<br> Warren Alpert dies at 86
Warren Alpert, whose Warren Equities Inc. is among the nation’s largest privately owned companies, died Saturday morning of a heart condition. He was 86....
Study to evaluate ethnic, racial disparities in care
Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island and two partners have received a two-year, $261,000 grant from a research and tracking program funded by the...
New smart-growth group launched in Providence
A new advocacy organization was launched last week that aims to promote cutting-edge urban planning and development practices in Providence and surrounding communities.
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Sports boost health, team spirit alike
The cubicles open up. Barriers between managers and employees break down. Someone pokes his head out in the office and boasts, “Did you see...
Whole Foods sees excursions as crucial
Mimi Leduc said she never experienced a corporate outing before two years ago, when she joined the Whole Foods Market staff at University Heights...
Is your company ready to ‘swirl and sip’?
My favorite episodes of “The Office,” NBC’s so-real-it’s-scary sitcom, always involve the party planning committee. This austere group is headed by Angela, who –...
Brown pledges $10M endowment,<br> fellows for public schools
PROVIDENCE – Inspired in part by a report from its Steering Committee on Slavery and Justice, Brown University has pledged to create a $10...
Most R.I. residents favor return of gaming rights
DARTMOUTH, Mass. – A survey by the University of Massachusetts–Dartmouth Center for Policy Analysis has found that a majority of Rhode Island residents favor...
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