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...
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...
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....
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...
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...