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Business Innovation Factory hires project leader

11:37 AM Fri, Mar 14, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Benjamin N. Gedan    Email

The Business Innovation Factory, a nonprofit organization that promotes innovation, has hired Rhode Island School of Design professor Mickey Ackerman to oversee the expansion of its Experience Labs. The labs are meant to conduct "innovation projects that experiment with new......

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So far, Green Airport untouched by Southwest troubles

5:33 PM Thu, Mar 13, 2008 | | Write a comment
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Southwest Airlines, the dominant carrier at T.F. Green Airport, was recently fined $10.2 million for failing to properly conduct safety inspections on its planes. WARWICK - The maintenance concerns at Southwest Airlines have not caused any delays at T.F.......

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Pitching RI to Fidelity's Boston employees

12:18 PM Thu, Mar 13, 2008 | | Comments (1)
By Benjamin N. Gedan    Email

Journal archive photo / Bill Murphy A worker signs a beam last summer at the site of Fidelity's newest office tower in Smithfield. SMITHFIELD -- Fidelity Investments has been inviting Rhode Island tourism officials to Boston to sing the......

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Diverting trash and saving cash at the Dunk

11:51 AM Thu, Mar 13, 2008 | | Write a comment
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Journal archive photo / Mary Murphy Workers operate heavy equipment last May at the Dunkin' Donuts Center. PROVIDENCE -- Gilbane Inc., construction manager for the $80.5-million renovation of the Dunkin' Donuts Center, says it has saved $100,000 in waste......

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Legislation filed to boost CCRI's workforce development

10:55 AM Thu, Mar 13, 2008 | | Write a comment
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Two top lawmakers have filed legislation calling for a study of how the Community College of Rhode Island trains the state's workforce. The bill is sponsored by Senate Majority Leader M. Teresa Paiva Weed and House Majority Leader Gordon D.......

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Alexion CEO plans two conference appearances

12:50 PM Wed, Mar 12, 2008 | | Write a comment
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Leonard Bell, chief executive officer of Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc., will speak at two upcoming investor conferences, one sponsored by Cowen and Company and the other by Lehman Brothers, Alexion announced. The Cowen and Company's 27th Annual Healthcare Conference is taking......

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NORAD to begin exporting at Quonset

12:02 PM Wed, Mar 12, 2008 | | Write a comment
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Journal archive photo / Bill Murphy Car importer NORAD is the main user of the port at the Quonset Business Park. NORTH KINGSTOWN -- Automobile importer North Atlantic Distribution plans to start exporting truck cabins from the pier at......

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