Tag: University of Rhode Island
R.I. has a robust entrepreneurial community, but can it do more...
For a small state, Rhode Island punches above its weight when it comes to producing promising startups and organizations that help nurture and fund...
R.I. bizs much more confident in themselves than state economy
Rhode Island businesspeople can be an insecure bunch.
Even when the economy appears to be humming along, many have difficulty shaking a nagging feeling that...
Lovewell eyes hemp harvest
(Updates fourth paragraph to add co-founder group and that Angel is no longer with the company.)
With Lovewell Farms’ first hemp harvest this fall, the...
URI receives $35M gift from Thomas and Cathy Ryan
SOUTH KINGSTOWN - Former CVS Health Corp. Chairman, CEO and President Thomas M. Ryan and his wife, Cathy, made a $35 million contribution to...
Lardaro: July economy expansion is welcome news
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s economy hit an “upbeat note” in July, continuing improvement shown in the second quarter of 2019, according to University of...
Five Questions With: Carol Malysz
In her role as RI Bio’s executive director, Carol Malysz oversees the group’s coordination with health care organizations, life sciences companies, academic centers and...
URI receives $4M pledge for communication and media school
PROVIDENCE – The University of Rhode Island has received a $4 million pledge for the Harrington School of Communication and Media, URI announced Friday.
The...
New campus amenities can recharge employees
With the completion of electrical systems at Citizens Financial Group Inc.’s campus in Johnston, work on the new buildings is now done, about a...
Tidal power projects slow down as offshore wind power jumps ahead
PROVIDENCE – Tidal- and wave-energy programs at Brown University, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and University of Rhode Island have ramped down research and commercial...
6 local colleges and universities make top 250 in 2020 WSJ...
PROVIDENCE – Four Rhode Island colleges and universities and two Bristol County, Mass., institutions ranked in the top 250 schools for 2020, as determined...