Threat of TikTok ban has some businesses changing plans
Last summer, Savannah Campbell made a commitment to herself to post on TikTok every day to boost her business.
Campbell’s original strategy was working. In...
More eviction filings have these nonprofit legal services laboring
Lawyer Steven S. Flores and his staff at the Housing Law Center at Rhode Island Legal Services Inc. are busy these days, and many...
Vape shops begin to fade with flavor ban in place
Cinnamon fireball was among the many flavors at White Horse Vapor that Eugene DiSarro tried when he decided to stop smoking cigarettes for good...
Will expanded Wavemaker keep teachers in R.I.?
When it was first launched in 2016, the Wavemaker Fellowship was designed to be an incentive to persuade new, highly trained college graduates working...
With $87.5M lab, URI prepping to expand state’s biotech capability
Some biomedical researchers at the University of Rhode Island may be working toward breakthroughs in cancer studies, environmental health sciences and neuroscience. But sometimes,...
‘Second-degree’ nursing programs are in demand
Rhode Island is facing a growing crisis – nursing shortages.
In fact, a 2021 report by the R.I. Department of Health suggested that almost 3,000...
Unionized physician residents: How might it change care?
When Dr. Ben Raymond-Kolker graduated from medical school, he had his sights set on a medical residency program at Rhode Island Hospital. But it...
Nearly 5 years later, Tiverton casino hotel still empty
Tiverton won a lottery in 2018 when, after the closure of the Newport Grand slot parlor in Newport, the town became one of only...
Voucher program gives innovative R.I. companies a boost
Gregory Calderiso was trying to reduce the anxiety he was feeling during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 when he discovered mindful breathing.
Focusing on his...
In two disadvantaged R.I. cities, a pilot business program focuses on...
Olga Saucedo made her lifelong dream of owning a restaurant come true, opening Cultura Mixta Family Restaurant in Central Falls last spring.
In May 2024,...
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