![2018 average tuition and fees for
New England colleges and universities
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Schools boost fundraising to slow rising student costs
Each year, college gets more expensive. Tuition and other costs have continued to escalate, reports show, prompting ever-higher levels of governmental and institutional financial...
Private schools adjusting tuition policies in effort to diversify enrollments
Gordon School and other independent schools that have re-examined their tuition policies in recent years have reached a similar conclusion.
If they want to diversify...
Banks say tax reform allowed for increased spending on staff, infrastructure
Many banks in Rhode Island and elsewhere have showered employees with pay raises and bonuses since President Donald Trump and fellow Republicans in Congress...
R.I. chicken farmer feels caged by new law
Little Rhody Foods in Foster is the only commercial farm in Rhode Island that encloses its hens in cages and has done so since...
DBR streamlining regs to aid businesses
If you regulate it, businesses will come … and tell you how to better manage the industry, which fines and processes are outdated, which...
Employee cybersecurity training often missing piece, say experts
It’s safe to say most companies are aware of the threat of cyberattacks and damage that can occur from data breaches and have taken...
‘Human firewall’ firms’ biggest hacking vulnerability
The underlying agenda was subtle: A Boston firm that sells cybersecurity training wanted a survey done that would quantify the need for companies to...
SEG sees increased demand for Health and Wellness Accelerator program
Since founding SimplaFYI in North Kingstown in July 2016, Kathleen Repoli has seen her integrative care company grow from a provincial health care network...
R.I. looks to preserve gains under Obamacare
Rhode Island has had a good thing going under so-called “Obamacare,” according to state officials, but it all could change unless the state steps...
Desmark looks to lead in protective-textiles market with new riot suit
All forms of activism – from riots to demonstrations, rallies and protests – have colored the 18-plus months since President Donald Trump’s administration took...
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