From the Oct 24, 2011 edition
LIFE SCIENCES
By Kimberley Donoghue
PBN Web Editor
The room was packed with “rock stars,” though few outside their industries would know them. But to Stephen Lane, CEO and co-founder of Providence-based Ximedica, the speakers’ prominence in the life sciences was a sign of things to come in the city’s developing Knowledge District. Read the rest of this entry »
Several members of the Downtown Bristol Merchants Association met with Senator Sheldon Whitehouse on Tuesday to discuss issues facing their small businesses.
The meeting was held at Roger Williams University and was preceded by an earlier meeting with University President, Dr. Donald Farish. Co-chairperson Alayne White of Alayne White Spa told Senator Whitehouse that while they were glad he reached out to them, it was important for the group to keep the regularly scheduled association meeting separate as “the presence of Roger Williams University is a real economic force in Bristol.”
Teenage entrepreneur. An oxymoron, right? After all, teenagers sleep late, would rather hang out with friends than work and prefer buying over selling.
Here’s what teens have going for them, however: They have a lot of energy, they usually want money and they haven’t been told “can’t be done” often enough to buy into the mindset.
That’s what the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship counts on. The organization provides programs through schools and community groups that introduce the concept of entrepreneurship to teens, often setting them up to start their own businesses. Armed with a $1 million gift from MasterCard, the group is expanding to reach more students.
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BRISTOL — It was a meeting focused on such topics as open meetings in Rhode Island — then some protesters tried to open it up some more.
For more than 330 attendees, a mix of state and municipal officials, law enforcers, lawyers and others, Friday’s Open-Government Summit hosted by state Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin at the waterside Roger Williams University was about delving into when a record is public versus confidential, open versus closed meetings and conflicts of interest.
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – A Roger Williams University professor and lawyer co-founded a new application, LawyerUp, making legal advice accessible at all times.
“The thought was if I can get a pizza in 15 minutes why can’t I get a lawyer in 15 minutes,” LawyerUp attorney, Jason Knight said.
Currently available for Android phones, it will soon be ready for purchase on the iPhone.
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MILTON, Mass. — From the Eliot Tower at the summit of the Great Blue Hill here, hikers can look north and see the skyscrapers in downtown Boston.
Or they can turn south and see the green hills rolling into Rhode Island and still further the outline of the old Hospital Trust building in downtown Providence.
There are many reasons why the two economies are moving on different tracks
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By Neil Downing
Journal Staff Writer
PROVIDENCE — Rhode Island suffered more than any other New England state amid the recession, according to Eric S. Rosengren, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. Read the rest of this entry »
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Mayor Cicilline Partners with Local Colleges to Grow Minority-Owned Businesses & Create Jobs New jobs website unveiled at networking event on Thursday, September 23rd.
Mayor David N. Cicilline, the Association of Independent Colleges & Universities of Rhode Island (AICU) and the Rhode Island Minority Business Compliance Office hosted a minority business enterprise networking event at the Rhode Island Convention Center on Thursday, September 23rd at 10am. The networking event is designed to provide qualified minority businesses with access to potential business opportunities at independent colleges and universities and to facilitate information-sharing and networking.
A new jobs website, www.jobsatricolleges.com, was also unveiled linking jobseekers with potential job opportunities at local colleges and universities. The website simpliflies the job search by providing one-stop shopping for all employment opportunities at local colleges.
