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Bryant University will launch its First-Year Gateway curricular innovation program this fall, the school announced Tuesday.
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By Katie Dougherty |
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(Updated, 2:30 p.m.) Brown University has been named the 19th top college in the United States in Forbes magazine’s annual rankings being released in its Aug. 20 edition and available now online.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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Manufacturing in the U.S. probably stagnated in July after contracting for the first time in three years, economists said before a report today.
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By Lorraine Woellert
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Jewelry designer Alex and Ani LLC has purchased Wilson’s of Wickford’s North Kingston location, Alex and Ani CEO Giovanni Feroce announced late Tuesday.
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By Dana Reilly |
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A.H. Belo Corp., parent company of The Providence Journal and three other daily newspapers, reported net income of $262,000, or 1 cent per diluted share, compared with a net loss of $6.8 million, or 32 cents per diluted share, during the second quarter of 2011.
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By PBN Staff
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In 2011, consumers around the world spent $6.6 billion on Fairtrade certified products, a 12 percent increase over the pervious year, according to a report by nonprofit Fairtrade International.
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By Katie Dougherty |
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(Updated, 11:15 a.m.) Revised data from the R.I. Department of Labor and Training showed 7,000 more jobs than originally estimated during the Ocean State’s first quarter.
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By PBN Staff
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The city of Pawtucket awarded a $100,000 contract to redevelop the Blackstone River Corridor as part of a joint project between the cities of Pawtucket and Central Falls to revitalize the riverfront.
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By Dana Reilly |
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After enduring two weeks of attacks in what he termed a “distasteful,” “fear-mongering” and “mud-slinging” media campaign, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island President and CEO Peter Andruszkiewicz responds and present the health insurer’s point of view.
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By Richard Asinof |
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After serving 44 years as the first and only bankruptcy judge in the state, U.S. District Judge Arthur Votolato celebrated his retirement among friends on Tuesday.
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By Dana Reilly |