Bancorp Rhode Island, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2008 Earnings Release Date, Conference Call and ... (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) - Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:35:00 GMT
PROVIDENCE, R.I.----Bancorp Rhode Island, Inc. announced today that it will release its fourth quarter and full year 2008 earnings on Thursday, January 29, 2009. The Company will host a conference call at 10 a.m.

Dover Saddlery Announces Grand Opening in North Kingstown, Rhode Island (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance) - Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:18:00 GMT
Dover Saddlery Retail, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Dover Saddlery, will celebrate the Grand Opening of its new store in North Kingstown, Rhode Island, during the weekend of February 13-15, 2009.

Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Highlights Medicaid News In Three States (Medical News Today) - Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:11:23 GMT
Summaries of recent news involving Medicaid in Connecticut, Louisiana and Rhode Island appear below.Connecticut: Approximately 60,000 households with family members enrolled in HUSKY must switch from Anthem Blue Care, one of the program's managed care providers, to a new managed care network by Feb.

As ESL students lag behind, Rhode Island cities look to fine-tune instruction (The Providence Journal) - Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:36:26 GMT
A recent study by Education Week shows large performance gaps between the state’s English language learners and their fluent peers.

Funds to fuel health care (The Providence Journal) - Thu, 08 Jan 2009 04:08:49 GMT
PROVIDENCE — The political scandal that surrounded Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island during the last several years may soon benefit thousands of Rhode Islanders who need medical help the most.

Funds to fuel health care (The Providence Journal) - Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:36:17 GMT
The Rhode Island Foundation will distribute $800,000 a year from the settlement of political corruption charges against Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island.

REED TO VISIT SOUTHWEST ASIA (New London Day) - Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:24:37 GMT
News In Brief REED TO VISIT SOUTHWEST ASIA Providence - Rhode Island's U.S. Sen. Jack Reed is slated to travel to

Rhode Island beat Akron 79-50 (Miami Herald) - Sat, 03 Jan 2009 23:08:12 GMT
Delroy James and Keith Cothran scored 16 points and added five assists apiece to lead Rhode Island to a 79-50 victory over Akron on Saturday.

Douglas Dispatch (The Daily Dispatch) - Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:12:40 GMT
PHOENIX Here are the Top 10 stories of statewide significance for 2008. The slump hit Arizona harder than most states, with Arizona going from first in job creation to 49th, just ahead of Rhode Island.