Agricultural program starts 5th year at URI
The University of Rhode Island Cooperative Extension and the R.I. Department of Environmental Management’s Division of Agriculture are launching the fifth year of the...
R.I. Foundation decides to wield its investment muscle
It's called shareholder activism.
From setting recycling goals to removing genetically engineered ingredients from foods to requiring disclosure of political donations, investors have been making...
Advisory council seeks $2.2M, training initiatives
The R.I. Science and Technology Advisory Council last Wednesday released a wish-list of investments and policy initiatives it says could help turn Rhode Island...
Tribe ‘weighing options’ after appeal’s rejection
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear the Narragansett Indian Tribe’s appeal of a lower-court ruling that the tribe is subject to Rhode...
CVS honored for hiring people with disabilities
By David Ortiz
Contributing Writer
CVS/pharmacy, the nation’s largest drugstore chain, has earned national recognition for its achievements in employing people with disabilities.
The Woonsocket-based company received...
At Indian call centers, U.S. culture makes its mark
Every day in India, hundreds of thousands of workers answer calls for U.S. companies, mimicking American accents and adopting names such as Paul, Arnold,...
Brown team developing a battery made of plastic
Imagine a flashlight powered by the energy stored within its plastic molding. If that sounds too unbelievable to be true, then you probably haven’t...
New film puts spotlight on people of Federal Hill
Jon Raben is a geologist, not a professionally trained filmmaker, and until five years ago – when he dove headfirst into the neighborhood’s history...
‘Primer Paso’ a first step for Hispanic firms
Latinos are the fastest-growing segment of Rhode Island entrepreneurs. To get a sense of the issues they face, Providence Business News is...
Rhode Island Food Bank leader leaving<br> to tackle global hunger
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Bernard J. Beaudreau
Position: Executive director, Rhode Island Community Food Bank
Background: A Rhode Island native, Beaudreau took the helm at the Food Bank in 1995,...
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