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"IF THE federal government begins making all of these loans, it will have to issue that much in additional Treasuries bills each year at a time when our national debt is already at record levels and the traditional buyers of Treasuries, such China, are showing signs of saturation," said Charles Kelley, executive director of the R.I. Student Loan Authority. /

Five Questions With: Charles Kelley

With the support of President Barack Obama, lawmakers are moving to largely remove private lenders from the federal student loan industry by eliminating federally...

Handy named Citizens’ R.I. president

PROVIDENCE – Citizens Financial Group Inc. has announced that Edward “Ned” O. Handy III has been appointed president of its Rhode Island division to...

Women & Infants task force focuses <br>on domestic violence education

PROVIDENCE – A task force at Women & Infants Hospital has launched an initiative to educate providers about domestic violence, identify patients who may...

Innovation is at core of the road ahead

Quick, what local organization can hold a once-a-year, two-day conference in Providence with speakers from across the United States and beyond, charge a minimum...
BCBSRI BLUEANGEL volunteers Elena Morel, Sandy Solitro and Shannon Broadbent  with McCauley House Chef Stanley Moss. /

Blue Cross employees volunteer for program

More than 60 Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island (BCBSRI) employees volunteered at the Providence-based nonprofit McAuley House in June. The employees...
Music provides a means by which young people can express themselves. /

Pelczarski to lead R.I. Philharmonic for two-year term

Karen Pelczarski has been elected to serve a two-year term as president of the board for the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra & Music School....

Customer service can break you

“Customer service in America stinks.” That’s what my friend Tom Peters, author of the blockbuster book, “In Search of Excellence,” said many years ago....
MANUFACTURING SUCCESS: BIF founder Saul Kaplan and Executive Director Melissa Withers are focusing on the health care, education and energy sectors. /

Their charge: finding the road ahead

Regardless of the problem – recession, health care, climate change – technology is an oft-cited solution. A new machine or computer program will provide...
VARIED RESULTS: Kristopher Sullivan, assistant dean of the College of Business at Bryant University, said that the one-year MBA 
program’s practicum will include training at insurance, technology and financial services firms. /

Bryant one-year MBA is expanding

When Sara Marino graduated in May from the University of Connecticut with a bachelor’s degree in economics, she knew she wanted to pursue an...

Branding efforts build school pride

After a months-long process and input from across campus, two slogans were placed on Rhode Island College President Nancy Carriuolo’s desk. It was her...
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