Tag: Rhode Island School of Design
Moody’s: Providence’s economic recovery led by growth in ‘Eds and Meds’
PROVIDENCE – Over the past 50 years, Providence has endured demographic shocks, including years of population loss, declining housing values and elevated crime rates.
Yet...
RISD, JWU eye local food brand
A budding partnership between neighboring Providence universities may lead to a new food brand designed for purchase by large institutions with lots of mouths...
3 local college’s food and sustainability programs awarded $250K by regional...
PROVIDENCE - Three Rhode Island- and Bristol,County, Mass.-based projects aiming to produce more of the food eaten locally within the region have been recognized...
Wexford tenants to start construction next month
About 13 months after starting, core and exterior construction of the Wexford Innovation Center in the historic Jewelry District of downtown Providence is nearing...
Diversity elusive in construction
White men still dominate construction, though some companies are committed to changing that
Born to immigrant families struggling to get by in Providence, Edwin A....
RITIN setting textile manufacturers on right path
There could not have been a better place for the Rhode Island Textile Innovation Network to announce its official formation than historic textile-manufacturing hub...
New residence hall under construction at RISD
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island School of Design has started its first newly built residence hall in 30 years.
The project is designed by RISD alumnus...
RISD working to recruit more-diverse students, faculty
For Matthew Shenoda, being the first to tackle an issue on a college or university campus isn’t daunting.
Settling in as the Rhode Island School...
Can a self-described ‘pro[business]-growth progressive’ mayor boost investment in Providence?
The son of Guatemalan immigrants who settled in the West End of Providence, Mayor Jorge O. Elorza is a pull-yourself-up-by-your-bootstraps story: The first in...
New Bedford welcomes 21st-century art space/museum DATMA
NEW BEDFORD - The Whaling City is home to a new art museum and exhibition space dedicated to technological innovation in the art and...