Smith Barney’s Lee wins 8th Soloveitzik Award
PROVIDENCE – Charles P. Lee, vice president and financial adviser at Smith Barney’s Providence office, has been honored by The Rhode Island Foundation with...
History Channel to spotlight FM Global
JOHNSTON – FM Global, one of the world’s largest commercial property insurers, will be featured this Sunday at 8 a.m. on The History Channel,...
CVS to pay nearly $265,000 to settle wage-hour charges
WOONSOCKET – CVS Caremark Corp. (NYSE: CVS) has agreed to pay back wages and civil penalties totaling nearly $265,000 after an investigation by the...
R.I.’s performance in October ‘disheartening’
KINGSTON – The fourth quarter began on a “very disheartening note for Rhode Island,” University of Rhode Island economist Leonard Lardaro wrote in his...
AIA Rhode Island presents 2007 Design Awards
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Chapter of the American Institute of Architects has bestowed its highest honor on Roger Williams University President Roy J....
Scituate instructor is ’08 Teacher of Year
George E. Goodfellow, a 39-year chemistry teacher who has worked at Scituate High School for the past four years, is the 2008 Rhode Island...
Univ. of Vt. dean to become new provost at URI
Donald H. DeHayes, dean of the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources at the University of Vermont, has been named to take over...
Students targeted for future jobs
Rhode Island human resource managers have to walk a fine line deciding how to split time between training employees and preparing students for future...
DHS still aims for ‘no match’ rule on illegals
Employers have received a reprieve from the federal “no match” rule that would have punished businesses for hiring illegal workers, but the U.S. Department...
Some states look to require paid sick leave
It sounds like a slam dunk for workers: force employers to offer paid sick leave.
It’s a growing national movement, with legislation recently introduced...
