Outdoors a draw for summer outings
The state’s array of outdoor amenities gives businesses a host of options beyond the stereotypical hotel ballroom for summer team-building getaways and other staff...
Syndaver provides high school students technological edge in nursing
Her name is Joy. She is the quiet type.
Joy is 5 feet 2 inches tall. That’s not to say she stands 5-foot-2, because she...
‘Passive house’ design offers energy savings
The energy-savings principle behind a “passive house” design is as the name implies: the structure is built to economize. The mechanical systems – heating...
Treasury Department approves R.I.’s 25 census tracts for opportunity-zone program
In mid-April, R.I. Commerce Corp. identified 25 low-income census tracts across 15 cities and towns in Rhode Island as opportunity zones, including Bristol’s tract...
Balancing demand for touch and tech
With an evolving mixture of millennials and older customers, local banks and credit unions increasingly face a dilemma when it comes to rapidly evolving...
Family First allows employers to offer employees customized child care benefits
A working father of five – with children ranging from 4 months to 13 years – Chris Whitten knows the importance of quality child...
Anti-bias training widespread in R.I.
Even before Starbucks closed its doors May 29 for an afternoon of mandatory racial-diversity training for all employees, many small-business owners and human resources...
RWU, UMass law schools exceed new proposed bar exam standard
Representing a proposed new tracking metric, in March the American Bar Association for the first time compiled pass rates for Class of 2015 graduates...
Parity seen lacking in mental, physical care
By law, mental or behavioral health and physical health should be treated with parity by insurers but Rhode Island lawmakers and insurance professionals say...
Nursing jobs at risk as hospitals merge
The future holds fewer, lower-paying hospital nursing jobs as health care consolidation progresses but growing demand for nursing skills outside hospitals presents promising opportunities,...
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