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THE UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS Dartmouth has received a $3.6 million federal grant to support its Marine and UnderSea Technology research program.

UMass Dartmouth receives $3.6M federal grant for MUST program

Economic Activity 03/03/2023

DARTMOUTH – The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth’s Marine and UnderSea Technology research program will once again be the beneficiary of a multimillion-dollar federal grant...

MONEY TALKS: Toby Stapleton, left, director of Newport-based Blue Venture Forum, speaks with Erin Donovan-Boyle, CEO and president of the Greater Newport Chamber of Commerce, at Innovate Newport. Stapleton says many blue and green tech startups have been avoiding a funding crunch that other new ventures are facing at the moment.  PBN PHOTO/KATE WHITNEY LUCEY

Blue and green startups avoiding funding crunch

Economic Activity 03/03/2023

Over the past year, declining investments, layoffs and uncertainty about the future have plagued tech companies throughout the U.S. And while tech giants such...

ROOM TO RUN: Robert Wheeler, co-owner of Friends of Toto Inc. in Pawtucket, spent $400,000 to double his business space but must now attract more customers to cover the cost.  PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

It’s not if but when on recession, so get ready

Editorial and Op-Ed 02/03/2023

Inflation and a looming recession have weighed heavily on local business owners and state leaders for months. And with good reason, as this week’s...

MARC B. PARLANGE, center, president of the University of Rhode Island, answers questions from Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce President Laurie White, left, and URI Provost Barbara Wolfe during Wednesday's State of the University event. / SCREENSHOT VIA YOUTUBE

‘Now is our time’: URI President Parlange unveils school’s strategic plan

Economic Activity 02/01/2023

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – In front of a live audience Wednesday in Edwards Hall, University of Rhode Island President Marc B. Parlange unveiled a 10-year...

CHRISTIAN COWAN has been appointed as the University of Rhode Island Research Foundation's first executive director. / COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND

Cowan appointed as URI Research Foundation’s new executive director

Economic Activity 11/17/2022

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Christian Cowan, who has served as the University of Rhode Island Research Foundation’s chief operating officer, has been appointed as the...

POTENTIAL PAVILION: Roger Williams Park Zoo Executive Director Stacey Johnson shows the area where a new, $12 million educational facility and events pavilion will be built if Rhode Island voters approve a $50 million “green economy” bond measure. PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

MONEY MATTERS: $400M in bond issues on R.I. ballot as borrowing...

Cover Story 10/28/2022

Matt Dunn and Rainer Lohmann are among the top researchers at the University of Rhode Island’s Graduate School of Oceanography, but it’s tough to...

R.I.’s top CEOs are backing Question 1

Editorial and Op-Ed 10/28/2022

Publicly funded higher education and private industry rely upon each other. Public institutions of higher education – when properly funded and with adequate infrastructure...

ASHLEY KALUS, top center, Republican gubernatorial candidate, shares her economic plan Thursday with local business officials at VR Industries Inc. in Warwick. / PBN PHOTO/JAMES BESSETTE

Kalus unveils plan to boost R.I. competitiveness

Business Services 10/06/2022

WARWICK – Referring to it as a “promise to working families,” Republican gubernatorial candidate Ashley Kalus on Thursday unveiled an economic plan for the...

Raimondo calls for ‘a new blue economy’

Economic Activity 09/21/2022

PROVIDENCE - Former R.I. governor and current U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina M. Raimondo on Wednesday said the Biden administration sees the ocean, or blue,...