Monday, September 14, 2026

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DiPrete Engineering, Building Futures launch R.I.’s first land surveyor apprenticeship

CRANSTON – In recent times, it’s been difficult to find qualified field surveyors – both at DiPrete Engineering Associates Inc. and throughout the U.S. It's a...

Rhode Island Energy and PPL Corp. donate $232,000 to nonprofits

PROVIDENCE – Through its Power of One campaign, Rhode Island Energy employees and its parent company, PPL Corp., will donate more than $232,000 to...

Back to school? 

What is your highest level of education attainment?  Master’s degree/doctorate: 50%  Bachelor’s degree: 33% Associate degree: 17% High school diploma: 0% Certificate or trade training: 0%    Have you considered advancing...
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R.I. Oral Health Foundation brings smiles to in-need Rhode Islanders

ROOTED IN CARE: Hundreds of oral health professionals and community members volunteered for the 2025 Rhode Island Mission of Mercy free dental clinic on...
NEW WHEELS: Salve Regina University has launched a new health and mobile outreach program that includes a 40-foot vehicle staffed by nursing students and professors, who will be making the rounds to local organizations for health education. 
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Salve nursing students take detour from classroom

After several semesters of delivering presentations and listening to them in a humdrum classroom, Salve Regina University senior Taylor Barnaby is hitting the road. And...
ROOM TO ROAM: The 30,000-square-foot Ocean State Labs, on the fourth floor of 150 Richmond St., in Providence will feature lots of exterior and interior windows between labs and offices to give a sense of openness and inspire collaboration, the designers say. 
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Ocean State Labs puts open layout to the test

As Rhode Island’s life sciences industry continues to take shape, John Flavin wants the state’s first incubator wet lab space to feel different from...
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Five Questions With: Aaron Robinson

Aaron Robinson | CEO and president, South County Health 1. Access to care in Rhode Island is at a crisis point, especially in primary...

‘The impacts are everywhere.’ Federal cuts devastate nonprofits

Rhode Island’s nonprofits are in turmoil. This important segment of the economy – 16% of the workforce – has an uncertain future and the...

Charity license plates drive home important messages

Every now and then, drivers spot Rhode Island license plates that don’t have the typical blue wave. Some have a pink ribbon, a sports...

Foster Forward’s laser focus on 401 Gives pays off

The nonprofit Foster Forward has raised more than $1.2 million over the past six years during 401 Gives, the statewide day of giving led...
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