Article: BUSINESS IN BRIEF.(Business)

Article: Resident of Arlington Heights dies in Rhode Island ...
Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL);  December 5, 2002 ;     521 words ...Byline: James Fuller Daily Herald Staff Writer A man who sank to his death ... river after a car wreck Tuesday in Rhode Island is believed to be an Arlington ... His next of kin is unknown. The Rhode Island medical examiner's office had ...

Article: College Republicans build strong base in Rhode ...
University Wire;  November 9, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... organized in a state like Rhode Island, (where) Republicans ... grassroots arm" of the Rhode Island GOP. Andrew Kurtzman ... Kurtzman, a former Herald staff writer, spoke about ... conservative blog on Rhode Island politics called Anchor ...

Article: Wisconsin stuns Rhode Island
University Wire;  November 30, 1998 ;     560 words ...Herald Staff University Wire 11-30-1998 (Badger ... questions after Saturday night's game with Rhode Island, but one in particular stood out ... and pulled down four rebounds against Rhode Island. Calderwood shook off a cold-shooting ...

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 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
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 ...