Report: St. Peter School principal placed on administrative leave
WARWICK – The principal of a Catholic school in the city has been placed on administrative leave after several teachers voluntarily resigned, according to...
Brown University professor emeritus wins Nobel Prize in economics
PROVIDENCE – Brown University professor emeritus Peter Howitt has been awarded the Nobel Prize in economic sciences.
Howitt was among three researchers feted by The...
Was the R.I. Ethics Commission right to tighten limits on gifts public officials can...
The R.I. Ethics Commission voted to place stricter limits on gifts that public officials can take from lobbyists. But a second vote raised the...
URI ranked No. 1 public university in New England by Wall Street Journal
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The University of Rhode Island has again been named the No. 1 public university in New England by The Wall Street...
HOSPITAL MAKEOVERS: Health systems look for shot in the arm from multimillion-dollar projects
The administrative wing of The Miriam Hospital on Providence’s East Side is a mess these days, and hospital President Maria Ducharme couldn’t be happier...
Everybody’s Business: Day care offers kids a sense of belonging
(Editor’s note: This is the 62nd installment in a monthly series speaking with minority business owners and leaders. Each will be asked their views...
PC and Rhode Island FC partner on school’s inaugural sports management program
Sports is a business. And business is good.
In September, Providence College, in a partnership with Rhode Island FC LLC, welcomed its first cohort of...
‘Cyber range’ now putting trainees under the gun
A highly anticipated, crucial feature at Rhode Island College’s Institute for Cybersecurity & Emerging Technologies is now up and running.
The so-called “cyber range,” a...
Noncompete confusion deepens amid statewide veto, stalled federal ban
Conflicting signals from state and federal authorities over noncompete agreements have left some in the business community uncertain about what’s allowed and what’s not.
Once...
New law requires many nonprofits to reveal salaries of top executives
A 2023 audit by the inspector general at the U.S. Department of Justice found significant deficiencies in financial management by the Pawtucket nonprofit Blackstone...
