Tag: University of Rhode Island
Economists say next downturn won’t be as bad for R.I.
Rhode Island has cranes in the sky, unemployment below 4%, new companies such as Infosys Ltd. and new jobs have arrived in its capital...
Get ready for next recession
While fears of an imminent recession appear to be fading, it is not a question of if but when the next one is felt...
NUWC Division Newport partners with Polaris MEP to launch 401 Tech...
NEWPORT – The Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport and Polaris Manufacturing Extension Partnership have signed a Partnership Intermediary Agreement to launch the 401...
R.I. CCI rebounds in October
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s Current Conditions Index increased 25 points both month to month and year over year to a value of 83 in...
Adams receives URI President’s Award
KAREN L. ADAMS, former news anchor for WPRI-TV CBS 12, recently received a President’s Award from the University of Rhode Island during the university’s...
Five Questions With: Alfred J. Verrecchia
Alfred J. Verrecchia is the current independent chairman of Boston-based information-management services firm Iron Mountain Inc., and former chairman and CEO of Hasbro Inc....
Hexagon pledges $4M gift to URI
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The University of Rhode Island will receive a technology gift valued at $4 million for the URI College of Engineering from...
URI receives $15M gift from former Hasbro chairman and CEO, wife
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The former head of one of the world’s largest toymakers has presented the University of Rhode Island with a substantial financial...
URI researchers develop, test new equipment to study deep-sea species
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Brennan Phillips, assistant professor of ocean engineering at the University of Rhode Island, has made advancements in the field of soft...
Hexagon pledges $4M gift to URI
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The University of Rhode Island will receive a technology gift valued at $4 million for the URI College of Engineering from...