Article: Hotels Are Suddenly a Hot Topic in Rhode Island.(Originated from Providence Journal-Bulletin, R.I.)

Article: RHODE ISLAND AT A GLANCE.(SERIES: ORANGE INSIDER)(Sports)
The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY);  December 8, 2007 ;     423 words ......Staff writer Mike Waters The University of Rhode Island was initially known as the Rhode Island College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts...on the campus. The origin of the ram as Rhode Island's mascot dates back to the university's...

Article: Visitors bureau opens an electronic gateway.
Providence Journal (Providence, RI);  April 7, 2005 ;     470 words ......Convention & Visitors Bureau announced yesterday...tourists to Rhode Island. The effort...jointly by the visitors bureau, the Providence...Council and the Rhode Island Convention...information about Rhode Island arrive via the Rhode ...

Article: Rhode Island's trick knee With struggling home-field economy, state throws long for Mass. targets
The Boston Globe;  September 28, 1997 ;     700+ words ......fed up with Massachusetts and founded Rhode Island, the Ocean State has depended on refugees...business world. Over the past few years, Rhode Island has attracted Boston-based Fidelity...makes sense when you consider one thing: Rhode Island has had an awful lot of trouble growing...

Article: Providence, R.I., Visitors Bureau Has New Leader.
Providence Journal (Providence, Rhode Island) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News);  September 24, 2003 ;     311 words ......meeting, held at the Rhode Island Convention Center...Louisville Convention and Visitors Bureau, in Kentucky. We...Warwick Convention and Visitors Bureau. He is a strong leader...County Convention and Visitors Bureau. Whiting has also...

Article: Mergers, Technology, Politics Affect Employment in Rhode Island.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  May 29, 2001 ;     700+ words ......Ridder/Tribune Business News May 29--Rhode Island's biggest employer is CVS. But that...defense companies gobbled up little ones. Rhode Island's politicians pushed hard to keep jobs...contractors together employ 3,200 people in Rhode Island (about 1,600 each) -- making them tied...

Article: Rhode Island High-Tech Firms Still in Minor Leagues.(Originated from The Journal-Bulletin, Providence, R.I.)
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  March 31, 1997 ;     700+ words ......Route 495 beltway, is outperforming Rhode Island's once again. It has bounced back quicker...pushing its unemployment rate well below Rhode Island's. Massachusetts is doing well because...high-tech industries are still developing in Rhode Island. The relatively few software ...

Article: RHODE ISLAND STATE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM EXPANDS COOPERATION WITH BAHAMAS
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  February 13, 2007 ;     531 words ......included other officials from the Rhode Island (RI) National Guard, the University of Rhode Island, and the Rhode Island business community. The highlight...agreement between the University of Rhode Island (URI) and the College of The Bahamas. The President of the ...

Article: Rhode Island Gets Bigger Return from Uncle Sam, Reports Study.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  August 12, 1999 ;     700+ words ......News Aug. 13 -- PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Rhode Island, which a decade ago was paying the federal...to a new study. For each tax dollar Rhode Island paid in 1998, it got back $1.15 in federal...the 21st best in the nation. In 1988 Rhode Island got back 96 cents for every dollar it...

Article: Rhode Island gets failing marks for college affordability.
Providence Journal (Providence, RI);  September 16, 2004 ;     700+ words ...Byline: Jennifer D. Jordan Sep. 16--Rhode Island has earned an F in college affordability...Policy and Higher Education has flunked Rhode Island, following similar Measuring Up report...it has been modest, said Jack Warner, Rhode Island's commissioner of higher education...

Article: The Littlest State's Big-Time Film Role; As a Movie & TV Setting, Rhode Island Is Now a Player
The Washington Post;  July 9, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Hollywood has discovered Rhode Island. And eager Rhode Islanders, to...season was filmed entirely in Rhode Island -- is one of six screen projects...office. "You can see all through Rhode Island, and especially Providence, the...

Article: RHODE ISLAND UNIFORMS IN THE CIVIL WAR
Military Images;  May 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......a full assortment of grayback" Tiny Rhode Island Contributed Troops To The Union Attired...equipage. Soldiers from the state of Rhode Island left one of the richest records of how...respond to Lincoln's call. In total, Rhode Island contributed eight regiments of infantry...

Article: RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE VICE-PRESIDENT MARGUERITE BROWN NAMED FUNDRAISER OF THE YEAR
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  May 9, 2006 ;     500 words ...Rhode Island College issued the following press release...development and college relations at Rhode Island College and executive director of the...Fundraising Professional of the Year by the Rhode Island Chapter of the Association for Fundraising...

Article: RHODE ISLAND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MISSION FORGES NEW LINKS WITH BAHAMAS
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...

Article: Report: African-Americans in Rhode Island Barred from Voting at Higher Rates than South
U.S. Newswire;  February 10, 2005 ;     390 words ......Newswire/ -- A report finds that today Rhode Island's African-American disfranchisement...Georgia, Texas, and 33 other states. -- Rhode Island has the nation's 13th highest rate of African- American disfranchisement -- Rhode Island bars a larger percentage of African...