RIC gets $100,000 for student-managed fund
PROVIDENCE – A member of Rhode Island College’s Class of 1989, who wishes to remain anonymous, has donated $100,000 to establish a student-managed investment...
Success is as success does, in football or in business
Don Shula says it wasn’t his idea to get into the restaurant business, but it’s been a successful endeavor: His company’s revenue is reported...
APC joins 10 IT leaders in global ‘Green Grid’
American Power Conversion and 10 other major information technology companies – including fierce competitors – have joined forces to form the Green Grid, a...
Chambers seek business tax breaks, fight key bills
Last year, the Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce Coalition set out to make groundbreaking changes in the state’s tax policy, calling for a constitutional...
URI researcher building ‘trust’ network tools
A computer engineer at the University of Rhode Island has been awarded a five-year, $400,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to support her...
Lack of funds shuts down key Central R.I. resource
Municipalities simply do not have enough money in their budgets to support the Central Rhode Island Development Corporation. That’s the short answer to why...
BankFive adds heft with Luzo acquisition
BankFive of Fall River and Luzo Community Bank of New Bedford are similar in a few crucial ways. Both are community banks. And both...
Deficit, health costs seen as<br> major challenges for R.I.
If there is one thing that the region’s business leaders and consumers agree on, it is that the state’s deficit represents a real challenge...
Campaign aims for ‘effective’<br> teacher in every classroom
PROVIDENCE – The Providence Educational Excellence Coalition, a community group started in 2004 by the Rhode Island Children’s Crusade for Higher Education, has launched...
URI connects students with scientists at sea
SMITHFIELD – The University of Rhode Island’s Office of Marine Programs has entered a partnership with the Smithfield schools to enable students to interact,...
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