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R.I. universities beefing up entrepreneurial offerings
Rhode Island colleges are doubling down on their on-campus entrepreneurship centers, drawing highly motivated students who are looking for practical hands-on support as they...
Offshore wind training is picking up speed
If the global offshore wind industry is hitting some headwinds, it’s not so obvious at the Community College of Rhode Island.
Although situated inland in...
Lawsuit creates uncertainty in retail cannabis licensing
During the debate over legalizing recreational cannabis, progressives fought hard to reserve a portion of the lucrative market for communities they argued were disproportionately...
R.I.’s new data privacy law will force some businesses to change...
Lawmakers spent years crafting legislation to set data-transparency guidelines and improve customers’ online privacy. Now that it has passed the General Assembly, businesses should...
New guidance for med spas and IV therapies seen as restrictive,...
Dr. Michael Souza had mixed feelings when he saw that state health officials recently had enacted new guidance for a growing number of Rhode...
Pact between Lifespan, Brown may change R.I. health care landscape
(Editor’s note: This is the second in a two-part series exploring issues surrounding the training of physicians in Rhode Island and its effect on...
R.I. school districts wrestle with enrollment drops
Tough decisions are being made in public school districts throughout Rhode Island, and more appear on the horizon for others amid shrinking enrollment counts...
Grants, not loans, coming to aid businesses hurt by Washington Bridge...
In areas hardest hit by the Washington Bridge closure, many business owners have implored officials that it’s going to take more than a loan...
SBA’s new pilot program a potential line of credit
Today, the average annual percentage rate on a new small-business credit card is 17.82%, but that hasn’t stopped roughly 25% of businesses from using...
Tutors are busier as SATs undergo change
Susan Santucci says she was surprised when she received a barrage of phone calls earlier this summer from parents of children preparing to apply...
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