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Private-equity backed, temporary staffing firm BG Staffing has acquired Pawtucket-based American Partners Inc., BG Staffing announced Tuesday.
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By PBN Staff
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Medical device maker Covidien PLC has completed its acquisition of Oridion Systems Ltd., the company announced Tuesday.
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By PBN Staff
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GreenBytes Inc., developer of cloud-scale IO-offload solutions, has named Stephen O’Donnell, chairman of the board of directors, its new CEO, the company announced Thursday.
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By Emily Greenhalgh |
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Maolin Guo, associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, landed a $400,000 research grant from the National Science Foundation to support the development of a molecular imaging probe for cell research.
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By PBN Staff
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Rhode Island was ranked 11th on TechNet’s 2012 State Broadband Index, a list ranking states’ broadband adoption.
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By PBN Staff
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Rogers Williams University has received a $586,600 pledge from the National Science Foundation to support is STEM Intercultural Leadership Scholars program through scholarship contributions, the school announced Wednesday.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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Medical technology maker Covidien PLC reported fourth-quarter earnings of $461 million, or 95 cents per diluted share, a rise of 2.2 percent from the $451 million, or 92 cents per diluted share reported during the same period in 2011.
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At least one Rhode Island company is trying to find a landing place for laid off 38 Studios workers, as a recruiter from Atrion Networking Corp. of Warwick is at the troubled video game developer talking to former employees about openings at the IT services company.
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By Patrick Anderson |
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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.
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By Emily Greenhalgh |
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Spectra Systems Corp. has acquired gaming software security assets from ESI Integrity, the company announced Wednesday.
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By Emily Greenhalgh |