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CIS Hoops.ca (Free subscription) | yesterday
... half. Richmond connected on a baseline shot as time expired, giving URI a 50-33 edge at the break. Rhode Island shot 58.1% (18-31) in the first half. URI 93, Concordia 54 Akeem Richmond does not fit the profile of a bigtime shooting guard, which is one reason it took him so long to make a decision on a college. He is small for an off-guard, at 6-foot-1. He looks like a point guard, but plays...
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Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
Rhode Island Hospital has received an $11 million grant to fund research that will lead to a general understanding of stem cell biology and identify unique approaches to tissue regeneration in lung and marrow diseases. The 5-year grant, awarded to Peter Quesenberry, MD, director of hematology/oncology at Rhode Island Hospital, also provides funding for the development of a major stem...
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Providence Journal (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
By Linda Borg PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Rhode Island College will open a new Veterans Resource Center on its east campus that will serve as a clearinghouse of information for all student veterans and and their families. The opening will take place on Monday at 3 p.m. in Building 5. Navigating a college campus can be a daunting task, said Monica Darcy, coordinator of veterans programs at RIC: "It's...
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Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Rep. Peter Palumbo, a Cranston Democrat, said each lawmaker was allowed to present their ideas for economic development. After emerging from the meeting, Palumbo said they discussed encouraging auto racing matches and the need to hear more frequently from state business leaders.
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Hemmings Auto Blogs (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
On a recent photo trip through southern New England, Litwin and I passed a real neat building on Route 1 in Westerly, Rhode Island, with a couple old old Buick-Pontiac signs affixed to ‘em. One U-turn later, and we were investigating the remnants of Ray Hoxsie Buick-Pontiac. On Google Maps StreetView, it still appears to be [...]
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Political Activity Law (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
In a follow-up to this post, Rhode Island AG Patrick Lynch was cleared of improperly accepting a plane ticket. Commission Vice Chairman Ross Cheit said the gift limit did not apply to the plane ticket since the trade association was not regulated in Rhode Island and has no presence in the state.
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Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Between the private beach and butler service, a new resort on Rhode Island's shore promises to be among New England's most luxurious when it opens in June.
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Boston Herald (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The unemployment rate in Rhode Island will continue climbing and peak at 13.8 percent next year even as layoffs taper off, an economist told state budget...
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Salt Lake Tribune (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Westerly, R.I. » Between the private beach and butler service, a new resort on Rhode Island's shore promises to be among New England's most luxurious when it opens in June.
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GuruFocus Updates (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
By 10qk. Bancorp Rhode Island Inc. ( BARI ) filed Quarterly Report for the period ended 2009-09-30. Read more » »
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Providence Journal (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
By Neil Downing By NEIL DOWNING Journal Staff Writer PROVIDENCE -- State tax collections plunged over the last four months, yet another sign that Rhode Island's economy is going nowhere fast. The state Division of Taxation presented figures at a State House conference on Thursday which showed the amount of money the state collected in tax revenue for the four months ended Oct. 31 fell in several...