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...
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....
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,...
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...
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...
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 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...