National Safety Month: A cautious reminder
The National Safety Council reports that “every 4 minutes, someone is killed as a result of a preventable injury. After years of decline, the...
Lean innovation creates value in bad times
As the so-called U.S. recession thrives in 2008, so does the need for innovation and low-cost development. Traditionally, during an economic downturn, executives are...
Helping security devices speak
Ask Kekin A. Shah about his Cranston company, Shanix Inc., and it won’t be long before he says there are some things he just...
Nursing teachers in short supply
Look at the salary figures of nurses and those who teach them and one of the causes of the state’s rising nursing shortage becomes...
Forum sketches vision<br> for future of brain science
Imagine having a perfectly sharp, clear mind, yet being totally helpless.
That is the life of millions of people who have severed or seriously hurt...
Editorial Cartoon: Sad Grad
A recent college graduate, is depicted walking through a bad stock market, a slumped housing market, and through big gas prices. He is thinking:...
Job hunting not a day at the beach
The New York Times recently spotlighted a side effect of the current economic malaise – the meltdown of the summer job market.
“The job market...
Lifespan-Care N.E. plan rejected as incomplete
PROVIDENCE – The merger proposal filed by the Lifespan and Care New England hospital systems is “inadequate for processing,” state officials said today in...
Newport Chamber offers info on immigration law
MIDDLETOWN – The Newport County Chamber of Commerce, responding to the immigration arrests this week on Aquidneck Island, today made available a variety of...
Cicilline ranked among top mayoral innovators
WASHINGTON – Providence Mayor David N. Cicilline has been honored by Governing Magazine and its Web site, Governing.com, as one of “America’s Innovative Mayors.”...
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