Tag: URI
McKee backs three new bond questions seeking combined $350M
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee's proposed fiscal 2023 budget includes three bond questions for the November ballot with a combined $350 million price...
URI study finds hopeful messaging important in raising vaccination rates
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – As COVID-19 continues to surge across the country, with Rhode Island recording a record number of new single-day cases earlier this...
Former URI tennis coach pleads guilty in college admissions case
BOSTON (AP) — A former Georgetown University and University of Rhode Island tennis coach pleaded guilty Monday in Boston federal court in the college...
A Turf Farmer That Never Stops Growing
When it comes to making your business smarter, sometimes it pays to talk to your dad.
For Kingston Turf Farms, a multi-generational turf grower in...
URI officially opens $125M Fascitelli Center for Advanced Engineering
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The University of Rhode Island officially opened its $125 million engineering center on Monday morning in a ceremony attended by more...
Raimondo, URI announce new round of Innovation Campus funding
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo and University of Rhode Island President David M. Dooley on Thursday announced a second round “RI Innovation Campus”...
Justin Sirotin OCTO Product Development founder
Justin Sirotin | OCTO Product Development founder
Justin Sirotin’s resume shows a large range of industrial design clients, from industrial equipment to sporting goods, pool...
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...
Most-read stories on PBN.com, July 2019
1. PBN names inaugural slate of 25 Over Fifty-Five winners POSTED ONLINE: JULY 12. Providence Business News announced 25 winners for its inaugural 25...
Is URI President David M. Dooley’s salary too large, too small...
In a field that more and more pays its chief executives for fund-raising and politics as well as more traditional administrative duties, public-university presidents...

















