Article: UMass beats Rhode Island 72-71

Rhode Island Massachusetts Basketball
AP Images;  February 18, 2009 ;     224 words ...Rhode Island's Keith Cothran drives past Massachusetts' Matt Glass during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Amherst, Mass., Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2009. Rhode Island won 71-59. (AP Photo/Nancy Palmieri)

Massachusetts Rhode Island Basketball
AP Images;  March 7, 2009 ;     221 words ...Massachusetts' Matt Glass (33) steals the ball from Rhode Island's Marquis Jones (5) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, March 7, 2009, in Kingston, R.I. (AP Photo/Stew Milne)

Article: Rhode Island Leads New England in Job Growth.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  January 10, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... of the country has been losing jobs, Rhode Island managed to add some, ranking 6th out ... growth, a government survey shows. Rhode Island's job growth during the 12 months ... but a few states are very small. In Rhode Island, non-farm employment grew by just ...

Article: Rhode Island Quality Institute to Receive ...
M2 Presswire;  April 30, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... 30 April 2007-Afternoon Movers: Rhode Island Quality Institute to Receive CVS/Caremark ... year $2.5 million grant to the Rhode Island Quality Institute to fund its ongoing ... Charitable Trust is honored to support the Rhode Island Quality Institute and the many critical ...

Article: Rhode Island Economic Policy Council Charts State's ...
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  November 24, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... But despite these economic threats, Rhode Island enjoys one key advantage as it competes ... help chart a new economic course for Rhode Island. The beauty of the state's coastline ... towns and the vitality of Providence are Rhode Island's economic strengths, speakers said ...

Article: Rhode Island
Worldmark Encyclopedia of the States;      700+ words ...Rhode Island State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations ORIGIN OF STATE NAME: Named for Rhode Island in Narragansett Bay, which was likened to the isle of Rhodes in the Mediterranean Sea. NICKNAME: The Ocean State; Little Rhody. CAPITAL ...

Article: RHODE ISLAND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MISSION FORGES ...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  May 24, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... business development delegation from Rhode Island visited Nassau May 13-15 under the auspices of the Rhode Island National Guard State Partnership Program ... States Embassy teamed up with the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation ...