Guns gone, so kids get toys
Children went to Pleasant View Elementary School in Providence on Saturday, Dec. 13, to turn in their toy guns in exchange for free, nonviolent...
Tufts Health Plan donates $25,000 to clinic
PROVIDENCE – Tufts Health Plan last week presented a $25,000 donation to the Rhode Island Free Clinic to support the clinic’s work in providing...
BCBSRI call center again ‘world class’
PROVIDENCE – The Service Quality Measurement Group has recognized Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island with a “Call Center World Class Call...
New England Cord Blood Bank starts grants
BOSTON – New England Cord Blood Bank Inc. (NECBB), a global cord blood processing and storage facility, last week launched a grant initiative for...
Care New England uses Web 2.0 technology
PROVIDENCE – Aiming to better meet the needs of patients, physicians and local residents who use or have an interest in its services, the...
Five Questions With: Virginia Burke
For the first time in history, the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services last week released quality ratings for the 15,800 nursing homes...
FTC approves Lifespan-CNE merger – again
PROVIDENCE – For the second time, the Federal Trade Commission has given a green light to the proposed merger between Lifespan and Care New...
PPL trustees vote to close 5 library branches
PROVIDENCE - The Providence Public Library Board of Trustees has voted to shutter five of the library’s nine branches next summer, arguing that doing...
Sovereign to cut 1,000 jobs nationwide
PHILADELPHIA – Sovereign Bank said today that it is eliminating about 1,000 jobs in a move that will start before the end of...
Renewable Energy Fund accepting applications
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Renewable Energy Fund is open for business.
The R.I. Economic Development Corporation (EDC) is now accepting applications to the...
