RIH names environmental-service chief
Roger Durand has been promoted to director of environmental and textile services at Rhode Island Hospital. Durand will have leadership responsibility for Rhode Island...
New England Tech plans to grow ‘green’ program
For decades, the New England Institute of Technology has trained students to take careers in electrical engineering, automotive repair and other blue-collar jobs. Now,...
RISD professor to bring karaoke to political stage
Daniel Peltz, professor of film, animation and video at Rhode Island School of Design, wanted to bring the people of Denver closer to the...
Proposed nursing-home cuts could threaten care
To the editor,
In January, R.I. Gov. Donald L. Carcieri announced his new Medicaid Reform Plan. It seeks to divert nursing-home residents to home- and...
Thayer Harris
Thayer Harris has joined The Mergis Group specializing in the permanent placement of accounting and finance professionals. He brings with him several years of...
Chester sworn in as Mass. commissioner of education
BOSTON – Gov. Deval L. Patrick swore in Mitchell Dan Chester as the state’s 23rd commissioner of education last week.
Chester, who most recently served...
R.I. budget pains still spreading
Gov. Donald L. Carcieri is eying state aid to cities and towns – already cut by $12.5 million in the 2008 supplemental budget –...
Jill Levin
Jill Levin has been named marketing director for Ed Wojcik Architect Ltd. She brings more than 10 years of sales and marketing to her...
Cox awards scholarships to 10 high school seniors
Cox Communications recently presented $10,000 in scholarships to 10 Rhode Island high school seniors through the Cox Scholarship program, which recognizes academic achievement and...
Recycling programs can boost bottom line
Almost every morning during the summer, a worker from Fox Meadow Farm in Tiverton drives a pickup truck to the Aquidneck Corporate Park in...