Friday, April 19, 2024

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GEORGE A. VECCHIONE, president and CEO of Lifespan, has overseen major improvements at the nonprofit health care network. Above, he meets with Jody Bishop, director of property management. /

A ‘fantastic’ turnaround for health care leader

No rational business person expects to find a silver bullet that can, by itself, slay a hydra-headed dragon of problems, from deficits to wage...

Helping heal R.I.’s most vulnerable children

Rhode Island’s neediest children have been finding solace at St. Mary’s Home for Children for 130 years now, and the tradition continues with more...
JWU PRESIDENT Irving Schneider and students Ellyn Gerrmann, to his left, and Donte Noble, at the back in green, are surrounded by children at South Providence Neighborhood Ministries. /

Serving becomes learning and commitment

At Johnson & Wales University, community service is much more than a graduation requirement. For students, it’s a chance to develop their career skills....
NANCY ZAPATA FAELLA, was one of a number of local inventors who made presentations to investors at a recent R. I. Small Business Development Center forum. /

Coffee entrepreneur taking her lumps in stride

Like so many inventors, Nancy Zapata Faella got an idea for something new by contemplating something old – in this case, instant coffees,...
COWS WILL GRAZE the fields at Treaty Rock Farm for the foreseeable future, thanks to the $3.6 million purchase of conservation and development rights to most of the 120-acre property. /

Treaty Rock Farm to stay undeveloped in the future

One of the largest working farms in Little Compton, where a piece of early Rhode Island history was made, will be protected from development...
DEBORAH COX, president of Public Archaeology Laboratory, said that the private nonprofit leaves signs off of its building in Pawtucket to avoid drop-by visitors. “We just don’t have time for that,” she said. /

Oh, the stories they dig out of dirt

At first glance, the coin-sized stone appeared unremarkable, just another rock worn down by time. But Erin Kuns knew better. She pointed to chips taken...

Preservation Society director stepping down

PROVIDENCE – Jack Gold has resigned as executive director of the Providence Preservation Society, effective Dec. 20, to accept a similar position with the...

W&I project faces $13M overrun

Women & Infants Hospital’s largest construction project in two decades, a five-story addition that is to include a new neonatal intensive-care unit and more...
CHARLTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, along with its sister hospitals in the Southcoast Hospital Group, are facing increased financial difficulties. /

Mass. reform may have large impact on Southcoast

Community hospitals in the Fall River and New Bedford areas are worried that Massachusetts’ health care reform could ultimately prove costly to them. And that,...
HASBRO HERO Susan Taylor, right, senior art director at the toymaker, receives her award from Hasbro CEO Alfred J. Verrecchia. /

Hasbro employee given award for volunteerism

Pawtucket-based Hasbro Inc. announced that Susan Taylor was given the Hasbro Heroes Award, which is part of an employee recognition program that honors dedicated...
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