Hasbro patient joins child ambassador tour
Mia Hanley, a 4-year-old Hasbro’s Children Hospital patient who has Pompe Disease, will represent Rhode Island as part of a group of young medical...
EDC focusing on job growth in ’09
Building an innovation economy is still crucial to the R.I. Economic Development Corporation, but agency officials want the business community to know they are...
A global link for health professionals
Incubators have saved the lives of countless newborns. But at $20,000 each, the machines are often prohibitively expensive for people in developing countries.
Luckily, a...
A guide to planning for, surviving a catastrophe
In the face of repeated warnings about terrorist attacks, hurricanes and flu pandemics, many businesses in recent years have put together plans for how...
Mentors offer students an inside look
Citizens Bank Rhode Island President Joseph J. MarcAurele always wanted to be a teacher, and that’s the career path he chose after graduating from...
RIH workers reject pay-freeze plan
PROVIDENCE – Union health care workers at Lifespan’s Rhode Island Hospital voted 876 to 14 against the pay freeze and other givebacks requested by...
ARRA funds to help with R.I. job training
PROVIDENCE – State leaders say Rhode Island will receive $17.2 million for job training grants as part of the federal economic stimulus package known...
Providence area slips in Forbes ranking
NEW YORK – Boston moved into the top half among major metropolitan areas nationwide, while the Providence and Worcester areas both lost ground, in...
Free prescription drug card launched
PROVIDENCE – A free statewide prescription drug card program launched yesterday offers discounts on both generic and brand-name medications.
Rhode Island Rx (RIRx) –...
R.I. awards $2M for worker training
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Governor’s Workforce Board has awarded 77 Comprehensive Worker Training grants to help provide on-the-job training for nearly 6,700 Rhode Island...