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How the Trump administration’s cuts are affecting public research universities like URI
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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Parlange said URI has received termination notices on 25 awards totaling more than $49 million. As a result, 11 people have lost their positions, but such cuts also will hamper the ability of public research universities to educate the working...
Beacon Mutual Named #1 Best Place to Work in Rhode Island for Third Consecutive Year
Providence Business News - Rhode Island
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June 18, 2025
Warwick, RI – Beacon Mutual has once again been named the #1 Best Place to Work in Rhode Island in the Large Employer category by Providence Business News (PBN)—marking its third straight year at the top. Headquartered in Warwick, Beacon Mutual is...
Fitch Signals Possible Downgrade for Bally’s After Major Business Change
Gambling News - New York
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July 3, 2025
Bally’s Corporation is under fresh financial scrutiny following its latest announcement about its global online operations. Fitch Ratings has put Bally’s and its debt on “Rating Watch Negative”, hinting that the casino company might see a lower...
Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #163
Ballotpedia
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July 2, 2025
Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving school board governance, the politics surrounding it, and education policy. In today’s edition, you’ll find: On the issues: The debate over partisan...
Researchers make game-changing discovery after studying entirely new type of farmland: 'Cheaper and more available'
The Cool Down - Oregon
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June 24, 2025
Researchers from the University of Rhode Island are transforming a sod farm into silvopasture — a type of agroforestry system that integrates trees and livestock — and learning many valuable lessons along the way. According to EcoRI News, the...
Spirit Aerosystems Belfast Reports Huge Losses Ahead of Boeing, Airbus Takeover
Simple Flying
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July 18, 2025
Spirit Aerosystems is in the process of being acquired by Airbus, Boeing, and other interested parties. This comes 20 years after Boeing spun off its Wichita, Kansas, facility to create a new company. Spirit Aerosystems would become a significant...
Staffing shortages, rise in workplace violence fueling strike at Butler Hospital
The Public's Radio - Rhode Island
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July 17, 2025
Andrew Kimball-Mirzaie had been working at Butler Hospital less than two months when he was attacked by a patient. At 30, Kimball-Mirzaie has the athletic build of someone who looks like he could defend himself if he had to. But he had no reason...
Westerly teen blood donor takes it to the bank
The Westerly Sun - Rhode Island
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WESTERLY — Days after delivering his graduation speech June 13 at Sal Augeri Field, Dylan Tallardy was setting a high bar for blood donations, giving his 50th gallon and likely setting a local record. That’s according to the Rhode Island Blood...
Owner of Hooksett hand-made bike business challenged by steel tariffs
New Hampshire Business Review
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July 2, 2025
Ryan Burnham opened Handz Bicycles on Route 28 in Hooksett in April, relocating his custom-made bike shop from Plaistow. (Photo by Mike Richeson) The career path of bike builder Ryan Burnham has been anything but a straight line. Instead, it’s...
4th of July - Independence Day: Are post offices, banks, stores, stock markets, liquor shops open or closed?
The Economic Times
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July 2, 2025
July 4, also called Independence Day, is observed across the United States to commemorate the adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. It marks the beginning of the country’s journey as a sovereign nation. The day is filled with public...
AG Neronha Medicaid fraud unit executes warrants at Providence business
WLNE - Rhode Island
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July 2, 2025
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — Members of Attorney General Peter Neronha’s Medicaid Fraud and Control Unit executed court-authorized search warrants at a Branch Avenue location Wednesday morning. ABC6 photographers saw law enforcement personnel...
Virginia Tech researchers study link between large solar installations, property values
Cardinal News - Virginia
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July 2, 2025
A new study from a Virginia Tech-led team of researchers explores how large-scale solar power plants affect the value of agricultural and residential properties. Researchers analyzed millions of real estate transactions around thousands of...
VC Artist Galvin Cello Quartet Gives Premiere of Indigenous Composer Cris Derksen's New Work
The Violin Channel
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July 16, 2025
VC Artist Galvin Cello Quartet recently gave the world premiere performance of the work First Light, by the indigenous Canadian composer Cris Derksen. The concert was held at the Newport Classical festival, where Derksen — who is of Cree and...
'How powerful this is': local donations reach Gabriel House survivors
Fall River Herald News - Massachusetts
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Catholic Charities in Fall River is sorting, folding and packaging donations received by generous community members. Each survivor of the July 13 Gabriel House fire will receive an individual parcel filled with appropriately sized clothes and...
New Study Shows Economic Power of U.S. Corn
Energy Agwired.com
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July 1, 2025
A new study released by the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) shows corn farming is a major engine for the U.S. economy, generating $123 billion in total economic output last year, with an estimated contribution of $50 billion to the Gross...
Naval Chaplaincy School discusses the Research Community of Interest
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 1, 2025
NEWPORT, R.I. — The Naval Chaplaincy School’s (NCS) commanding officer, Chaplain Capt. Charles Varsogea discusses the research community of interest and thanks Research Community of Interest Director, Capt. Doug Grace, for his work with the school...
Corvias’ Georgia student housing LLC files for bankruptcy
Multifamily Dive
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July 1, 2025
Dive Brief: Corvias Campus Living – USG, the project-specific concessionaire and manager of a portfolio of student housing properties as part of a public-private partnership with the University System of Georgia, announced last week it has...
Investornewsbreaks Beeline Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: BLNE) Raises $6.5 Million, Slashes Debt To Strengthen Financial Position
MENAFN
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July 1, 2025
(MENAFN- Investor Brand Network) Beeline Holdings (NASDAQ: BLNE), a fast-growing digital mortgage platform, announced it raised $6.5 million in late June through its ATM and equity line of credit programs. The company also reduced debt by $5.3...
URI pharmacy students win national clinical research competition
The University of Rhode Island
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June 30, 2025
Posted on June 30, 2025 Updated on June 30, 2025 After clinical skills win in December, URI College of Pharmacy holds championships in both major national student competitions KINGSTON, R.I. — June 30, 2025 — University of Rhode Island College of...
States sue over federal rule impacting ACA coverage
Capital District Times - New York
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July 17, 2025
New York Attorney General Letitia James, along with attorneys general from 20 other states, has filed a lawsuit against a new federal regulation. The rule in question, set by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Centers for...