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RIDOT issues RFP for autonomous transit service development
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Transportation has issued a request for proposals to companies that can design and test and eventually deliver an...
Dedication, continuous learning rewarded at PBN C-Suite Awards event
PROVIDENCE – Mim L. Runey knew from her undergraduate days that she wanted a career in academia. But perhaps she didn’t know just how...
2018 Rhode Island Business Plan Competition announces 6 finalists
PROVIDENCE – Six finalists for the Rhode Island Business Plan Competition were announced Thursday. The finalists were chosen from 14 semi-finalists, which had been chosen from...
R.I. single-family home prices tick up 9.7% in Q1
PROVIDENCE – Single-family home sales in Rhode Island declined 2.2 percent in the first quarter of 2018 year over year, while prices rose nearly...
R.I. ranks third in Leapfrog hospital safety guide with 5 A-rated...
PROVIDENCE — Five of seven qualifying Rhode Island hospitals won A ratings from the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, earning the state third place in the...
URI Philippine fisheries project receives $25M grant, largest in school’s history
NARRAGANSETT – In an international effort to improve practices in the Philippine fishing industry, University of Rhode Island researchers working through its Coastal Resources...
PBN names 2018 Business Women honorees
PROVIDENCE — Sandra J. Pattie, president and CEO of BankNewport, has been named the 2018 Career Achiever in the 2018 Providence Business News Business...
After revision, R.I. unemployment rate ticks back to 4.5%
PROVIDENCE – While the February seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was revised to 4.6 percent from 4.5 percent, per a Thursday R.I. Department of Labor...
Brown receives $100M gift, renames brain institute after donors
PROVIDENCE – Brown University announced a new $100 million gift for its brain institute from almunus Robert J. Carney and Nancy D. Carney and...
Stack to head Champlin Foundation come June
CRANSTON - The next executive director of the Champlin Foundation will be Nina Stack, the nonprofit agency announced Monday.
Stack, a graduate of Ohio Wesleyan...
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