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UMass pres. touring state by bus
The President of the University of Massachusetts kicked-off a week-long bus tour across the state in Springfield Monday morning.
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RI startup converts Facebooks pages to websites
Providence, R.I. startup TouchVu Inc. pivoted from a mobile website firm to a software company that works with small businesses, independent contractors and other companies to turn their Facebook...
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US Bio, Akrivis become first few biotechs in Salem
Halloween may be several weeks away, but the city of Salem has already received one treat this year: two new biotech companies.
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Plans to renovate Union Station in Springfield clear environmental hurdle
The historic Union Station was built in 1926 and has been closed since 1973.
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Mass. Commuter Rail stations to get digital grocery shopping machines
The grocery delivery service Peapod.com is launching digital grocery shopping displays at fifteen stations on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority's (MBTA) Commuter Rail, this week.The Peapod...
View ArticleTwo Vermont state airports receive multiple federal grants totaling over...
The Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) has been awarded over $900,000 in Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grants to fund projects at the Newport and Morrisville-Stowe State airports.
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R.I. Black Business Assn. names 2012 award nominees
The Rhode Island Black Business Association has announced the nominees for its 2012 awards, which honor excellence and celebrate businesses and individuals for their hard work and dedication to...
View ArticleMass. business confidence recovery falters: AIM index shows Sept. drop
Massachusetts employers' confidence fell back toward negative territory in September, the Associated Industries of Massachusetts (AIM) reports, eroding gains made in the past two months.
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UMass Amherst to build new, $85M science building
Gov. Deval L. Patrick on Tuesday announced the release of $607 million for capital investments in the University of Massachusetts system, including $85 million for a new state of the art physical...
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Vermont ranks fifth nationally in energy efficiency
With Vermont ranking fifth overall, states continue to move strongly in 2012 to advance energy efficiency initiatives regardless of which political party is in control of state legislatures and...
View ArticleMassachusetts colleges rank high in graduation-rate study
When it comes to graduation rates, Massachusetts colleges perform significantly better than their U.S. peers, according to a study by The Chronicle of Higher Education.While the nation's private...
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R.I. ranks 7th in nation for energy efficiency
Rhode Island ranked seventh across the country for energy efficiency, according to the 2012 Energy Efficiency Scorecard released Wednesday by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy.
View ArticleVermont receives $245,000 grant to support pollution prevention effort
The Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner, David Mears, announced the kick-off of the “Vermont Green Infrastructure Initiative” and the receipt of a $245,000 USDA...
View ArticleR.I. 19th for entrepreneurs, Mass. No. 1
Rhode Island ranks 19th among states for entrepreneurship, according to an index released Oct. 2 by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
View ArticleMassachusetts ranks No. 1 for entrepreneurship in new survey
Massachusetts is often pitted against New York and California in various rankings of economic strength. But it’s not often you see the Bay State fending off North Dakota from the top...
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URI College of Nursing lands $3.8M
The University of Rhode Island's College of Nursing has landed $3.8 million in federal funding to support the Ocean State's nursing workforce, training and education, and research efforts.
View ArticleVermont conservation groups welcome energy generation siting commission
Six statewide conservation and natural resources organizations expressed their support for Governor Peter Shumlin’s decision to create an energy generating siting commission to address...
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Farms in Western Massachusetts win state grants for environmental improvements
A total of 33 farms across the state shared in $375,000 in state grants for funding environmental improvements on farms.
View ArticleWestfield mayor to fill City Council vacancy
fter lengthy and contentious debate, City Council members voted Thursday night to make the mayor responsible for filling a vacant council seat instead of rendering the appointment themselves.
View ArticleMassChallenge 2012 names 'final 26' startup teams
Boston startup accelerator MassChallenge on Friday named its "final 26" startup teams for 2012, which will compete for $1.1 million in cash prizes during the program's final ceremony Oct. 23.
View ArticleAmtrak's Vermonter project completed on time and on budget
US Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood today announced the on-time and on-budget completion of a two-year project making upgrades and repairs along 190 miles of track between St. Albans and Vernon...
View ArticleR.I. college graduation rates exceed national average
Graduation rates at Rhode Island colleges are better than the national average, especially for the state's private four-year colleges, according to a study ranking 2010 graduation rates by The...
View ArticleOnline gaming firm closes Cambridge office, cutting 120 jobs
While Curt Schilling’s 38 Studios crashed and burned in a high-profile demise earlier this year, there was apparently another local online gaming firm heading for collapse that...
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Umass Farming
Students grow crops for credit and profit at the UMASS Crop Research ahd Education Center on North River Rd.South Deerfield
View ArticleVermont Community Loan Fund lends $501,800 in 3rd quarter
The Vermont Community Loan Fund (VCLF) approved $501,800 in financing to Vermont’s small businesses, affordable housing developers, and child care programs during the third quarter...
View ArticleHolyoke efforts to improve 3rd-graders' reading skills topic of meeting at...
Strategies to improve third-graders' readiing abilities will be discussed with national and statewide officials.
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New England Air Museum opens new high-tech flight simulators
Those who have ever wanted to try their hand at flying an airplane can now get a realistic feel for it at the New England Air Museum.
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Groups partner to spur Maine innovation economy
Blackstone Accelerates Growth has had an ambitious long-term goal of adding 10,000 skilled jobs and $664 million in revenues to the Maine economy in the next decade, and now it’s created one more way...
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Banana Republic building on Newbury Street for sale
The Banana Republic building on the first block of Boston’s tony Newbury Street is for sale. The four-story, 19,041-square-foot retail property at 28 Newbury was sold to Anastasios Parafestas by the...
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Western Massachusetts Dial-A-Lawer program to offer residents free legal...
All callers must dial (413) 782-1659 during the four hour program to get through to a lawyer.
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Providence metro ranks 94 in U.S.
The Providence area ranked 94 out of the 102 metropolitan areas across the U.S. ranked on The Business Journals' October 2012 On Numbers Economic Index.
View ArticleCitizens Bank has most deposits in R.I., says FDIC
RBS Citizens Bank remained Rhode Island's leading deposit holder during the fiscal year ended June 30, according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
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Boston food truck Momogoose signs a restaurant lease near South Station
Momogoose, a food truck often found serving lunch in downtown Boston, has signed a lease for a permanent restaurant near South Station. The red Momogoose truck serves Asian-inspired sandwiches, rice...
View ArticleVermont Business Roundtable survey shows increasingly stable outlook into...
The chief executives of Vermont’s leading businesses demonstrated an increasingly stable outlook in their economic forecasts for the coming six months, compared against the previous...
View ArticleVermont Tech joins United States Green Building Council
With the goal of creating a sustainable environment through “green” building, Vermont Tech has joined the United States Green Building Council (USGBC), a 15,000-member organization...
View ArticleVermont Tech announces business plan competition winners
Six of Vermont’s burgeoning business stars have won a total of $19,000 in prizes in Vermont Tech’s 2012 Food and Farm Business Plan Competition. The competition for food- and...
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Rhode Island jack-o'-lantern fest lights up fall nights
The Jack-o'-lantern Spectacular at the Roger Williams Park Zoo in Providence, R.I., features 5,000 lit pumpkins along the zoo's wetlands trail.
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MA promoting low-interest loan programs
The state is offering financial help to people in need of wheelchairs and other assistive technology.
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Local colleges make Princeton Review's 'best business' and 'best law' schools...
Bryant University, the University of Rhode Island and the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth all earned places on The Princeton Review's 2013 list of the 'Best 296 Business Schools,' and Roger...
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Vermont governor's race: Shumlin confident of re-election
Saturday October 27, 2012 RICHMOND -- Politicians often are criticized for telling people what they want to hear rather than being fully open with them, and Gov. Peter Shumlin says he doesn't want to...
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