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Cyber Sessions: The dollars and sense of a data breach
Editor’s note: This is the 16th installment of a monthly column on the growing number of cyberthreats facing businesses of all sizes and what...
Ex-J&J CEO named lead director of R.I.-based Neurotech Pharmaceuticals
CUMBERLAND – Alex Gorsky, the former chairman and CEO of Johnson & Johnson, was named lead director of Neurotech Pharmaceuticals Inc., the biotech company...
More Americans apply for jobless benefits, but layoffs are not rising...
The number of Americans applying for jobless benefits rose last week, but remains at healthy levels despite the Federal Reserve's attempt to cool the...
Fewer Americans apply for jobless benefits, labor market still showing strength
NEW YORK (AP) – Fewer Americans applied for jobless benefits last week after a previous spike that some took as a sign that higher...
URI to launch new multimillion-dollar quantum computing initiative
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – During its World Quantum Day festivities on Friday, the University of Rhode Island announced a new multimillion-dollar quantum computing initiative that...
Applications for jobless aid rising but still at low levels
NEW YORK (AP) – The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid was higher over the past few months than the government had initially reported,...
Applications for U.S. jobless aid rise by most in 5 months
NEW YORK (AP) – The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits last week jumped by the most in five months, but layoffs remain...
U.S. filings for jobless aid lowest since April
U.S. applications for jobless aid fell again last week to their lowest level since April, further evidence that the job market has withstood aggressive...
The power of vision
“When I was a young man, I wanted to change the world. I found it was difficult to change the world, so I tried...
State of Innovation: R.I.’s ecosystem for entrepreneurs shows resilience
For the developers of Pointz, a navigation app geared toward safer routes for cyclists, Rhode Island offered a wealth of mentoring and networking opportunities,...