Tag: University of Rhode Island
R.I. DHS to open new regional office inside Shepard Building in...
PROVIDENCE – The landmark former Shepard Co. building will become home to a new appointment-only regional office for the R.I. Department of Human Services...
Do you expect Rhode Island to avoid a recession this year?
With stocks recovering from tariff-induced lows and inflation cooling, can the Rhode Island economy avoid a recession this year?
There are economic signs to suggest...
VentureWell launches inaugural phase of Ocean Enterprise Accelerator
PROVIDENCE – The nonprofit VentureWell has convened 15 blue technology startups from across the nation and other ocean innovation leaders in Rhode Island for...
URI graduate’s home services business expanding nationally after partnering with major...
LITTLE COMPTON – Patrick Brown never expected his college leaf-raking business to become a long-term career.
He started Rent Sons in 2010 at the age...
R.I. environmental police are finally staffing up
Rhode Island’s state environmental police force has been troubled by vacancies for at least 20 years.
But not for much longer. The R.I. Department of...
URI lab is a real (plant) lifesaver for farms, landscapers
Roots Farm co-owner Kelli Roberts’ Asian greens were wilting and she wasn’t sure what was causing the problem, so she contacted the Plant Diagnostic...
RIC to suspend 20 degree programs, citing low enrollment
PROVIDENCE – Close to two dozen degree programs and concentrations offered at Rhode Island College will be suspended by the state-run school starting in...
URI launching new educational leadership master’s program this fall
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – A new master’s degree in educational leadership and policy will be launched by the University of Rhode Island’s Feinstein College of...
9 LEAs receive $2M in state grants to support CTE programming
PROVIDENCE – Nine local education agencies will receive $2 million in total state grants to expand career and technical education programs at those schools.
State...
Beyond book learning: Training programs soaring at expanded Providence Public Library
Eric Khiev is looking to make a career change, and that’s why he was at the Providence Public Library last fall.
Khiev holds a bachelor’s...
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