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COLLABORATIVE EFFORT: From left, DESIGNxRI Executive Director Ellie Brown, Program and Events Manager Davin Samuels and marketing associate Rue Sakayama at the nonprofit’s Providence office. 
PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

DESIGNxRI builds an industry by design

PBN Innovative Companies 2022 NONPROFIT: DESIGNxRI DESIGN AND INNOVATION go hand in hand at DESIGNxRI. The Providence-based nonprofit creates economic development opportunities for Rhode Island designers,...
BROWN UNIVERSITY has been ranked No. 38 in Washington Monthly's annual 'Best Bang for the Buck' Northeast colleges list. / COURTESY BROWN UNIVERSITY

11 local colleges ranked in Washington Monthly’s annual ‘Best Bang for...

PROVIDENCE – Eleven local colleges, including nine within Rhode Island, were ranked among the best institutions in the U.S. on how they help less-than-wealthy...

Is the quality of local colleges recognized in annual rankings such...

Rhode Island higher education leaders naturally believe their schools are among the best in the nation. Annual rankings often do list some of the state's...
BABY STEPS: Maey Petrie, left, director of programs and business developent at New England Medical Innovation Center, and Robert Cooper, SmölTap CEO, with the product designed to hold infants still while undergoing a spinal tap. It will launch this fall. 
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Pediatrics pain point may be soothed by design solution

When Dr. Ravi D’Cruz asked his former mentor Dr. Brian Alverson if he could think of any problems in health care that could be...
DIFFICULT DECISION: Yifei “Jerry” Hu has made the tough choice to remain in the U.S. and continue studying cognitive science at Brown University rather than return home to China, where strict COVID-19 policies and lockdowns are still in effect.
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

On some campuses, Chinese students are fewer

When Yifei “Jerry” Hu arrived at Brown University last year, he knew he wasn’t going to return home – at least not for a...

15-story, 247-unit Edge at College Hill sold to national firm

PROVIDENCE – Hawkins Way Capital, a vertically integrated real estate company with offices in New York and Los Angeles, announced Wednesday that it has...
BROWN UNIVERSITY was ranked No. 13 in the National Universities category in the U.S. News & World Report's annual Best Colleges rankings. / COURTESY BROWN UNIVERSITY

Brown ranks No. 13 nationally in U.S. News’ annual Best Colleges...

PROVIDENCE – Brown University saw its national ranking as among the best colleges and universities in the U.S. rise up one spot, according to...

Providence business community still worried about bike lanes

It’s been more than a year since Providence installed a bike lane on South Water Street despite opposition from businesses, but it’s apparently done...
DANGER AHEAD? A police officer directs traffic away from River Street in West Warwick during widespread flooding in April 2010 while firefighters evacuate residents. Following flood insurance rate changes in October, about 10% of homeowners in the state have dropped their coverage. 
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Homeowners urged to revisit flood insurance following new FEMA rate formula

A fully paid-off home may seem to be a symbol of financial stability. And in many ways, it’s undoubtedly a vital safety net. “It’s wealth...
SALVE REGINA UNIVERSITY, like many other local colleges and universities, have updated their COVID-19 policies going into this fall semester where they are less strict than this time last year. / COURTESY SALVE REGINA UNIVERSITY

After 2 years of COVID-19, local colleges optimistic in getting back...

PROVIDENCE – Could this academic year finally see almost complete normalcy on local college campuses for the first time in more than two years?...
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