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,...
URI chemist has formula
Jimmie C. Oxley is a fighter in the global war on terror. Her battlefield is a laboratory at the University of Rhode Island’s Kingston...
Product of URI research at leading edge of sonar
By John P. Mello
Contributing Writer
Sonar (sound navigation and ranging) has been around since the beginning of the 20th century, but it didn’t enter the...
Innovating in a traditional world
Tucked away in the woods off Route 2 in East Greenwich, in a simple 10,000-square-foot building, Chronomatic Inc. produces intricate logo jewelry and awards...
Textron grants $400,000 to R.I. nonprofits
Textron Inc. recently announced 23 Rhode Island-based recipients of the company's 2006 grant program. Grants are awarded two times each year via the Textron...
NIH gives startup $2.8M for sepsis, anthrax trials
Every year, across the United States, nearly 800,000 people develop severe sepsis, a life-threatening condition in which the body is overwhelmed by infection, and...
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