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Students designing means to spark social change
When a group of Brown University and Rhode Island School of Design students four years ago imagined a conference centered on using outside-the-box thinking to promote collaborative and creative solutions to some of the state’s economic woes, the goal was simple: just put the conference together. more

By Rebecca Keister
PBN Staff Writer | 9/24/12

Growing innovators invest for success
Last week, PBN held its inaugural Fastest-Growing & Innovative Companies event, celebrating the achievements of 24 enterprises in the region. And based on the profiles included in this week’s special section, the key to their successes was investment. more
9/24/12
Bradley Hospital named ‘top performer’
Psychiatric care facility Bradley Hospital earned the “Top Performer on Key Quality Measures for 2011” distinction by The Joint Commission, a leading accreditor of health organizations in the United States. more
| 9/20/12
STAC accepting grant proposals for research on climate change, marine life
Roughly $800,000 in grants is available for Rhode Island researchers studying the effects of climate change on marine life. more
| 9/19/12
BIF-8 kicks off at Trinity Rep.
A sold-out crowd of more than 400 from eight countries filed into the auditorium at Providence’s Trinity Repertory Company on Wednesday for the first day of the Business Innovation Factory’s BIF-8 summit. more
Maternova wins LivePlan business competition
Maternova Inc., a startup founded by Meg Wirth to help maternal health products get into the developing world more quickly and easily, won the grand prize in the LivePlan $10,000 Boost nationwide business plan competition. more
| 9/18/12
BIF-8 set to start innovation connections once again
At the Business Innovation Factory Summit’s seventh year in 2011, 350 participants came from more than 150 different companies. Eighty of the attendees were CEOs, presidents, founders or senior leaders from within their organizations. This year, BIF-8 stands to outstrip its previous events with more than 30 “storytellers” meant to instruct, intrigue and inspire the 400-odd expected attendees. more
Tech showcase among top ‘Make It Happen’ ideas
By 10 a.m. on Sept. 7, the outline of a new showcase to feature Rhode Island’s technology entrepreneurs for investors had emerged in the business-environment forum at “Let’s Make It Happen RI” and talks were turning to sponsors. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 9/17/12

Farrell named co-chair of R.I. biz plan competition
Margaret “Peggy” Farrell has been named the new co-chair of the Rhode Island Business Plan Competition, the organization announced Tuesday. more
| 9/11/12
R.I. Hospital awarded $10.8M from NIH
(Updated, 1:30 p.m.) Rhode Island Hospital was awarded $10.8 million in funding from the National Institutes of Health for research into joint health. more
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