Unemployment benefits extension aids R.I.

November 5th, 2009

A job fair held on the Bryant campus is the backdrop for this New England Cable News report about unemployment benefits.

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Illness cancels Charles Freeman lecture Nov. 6

November 4th, 2009

SMITHFIELD, R.I. — Charles Freeman,  former assistant U.S. trade representative for China affairs, has canceled his Nov. 6 lecture due to illness. A new date for his presentation about trade and economic relations with China and other parts of East Asia has not been determined.

R.I. jobless rate may peak at 14% in 2010

November 3rd, 2009

The Providence Business News reports on research by Bryant economist Edinaldo Tebaldi shows that the Rhode Island economy is in its worst shape in more than four decades, and the state's unemployment rate will not peak for almost another year.

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Economist to brief R.I. Senate on state’s financial forecast

October 29th, 2009

Projo.com reports that when the R.I. Senate reconvenes this afternoon, its first order of business won't be the stacks of pending bills, but a report on the state's ailing economy. Bryant economist Edinaldo Tebaldi, one of the state's forecast managers for the New England Economic Partnership, will brief senators on Rhode Island's dreary financial forecast.

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More than 600 students are expected at job fair featuring 34 government agencies

October 29th, 2009

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SMITHFIELD, R.I.  - More than 600 resume-toting college students from across Rhode Island will travel to Bryant University on Thursday, Nov. 5, in the hope of landing the prize in a tight economy - a job or an internship.

From 2-5 p.m. in the Bryant Multipurpose Activities Center, the students will network with representatives from 34 government agencies, discuss career paths, and learn about the job application process. The event is sponsored by Bryant University's Amica Center for Career Education and nine other R.I. colleges and universities — Brown University, Community College of Rhode Island, Johnson & Wales University, New England Institute of Technology, Providence College, Rhode Island College, Roger Williams University, Salve Regina and the University of Rhode Island.

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Bryant junior seeks Springfield school committee post

October 29th, 2009

Joseph Flebotte, a junior at Bryant majoring in accounting, is running for a seat on the Springfield, Mass., school committee.

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A green path to revive R.I.’s underused ports

October 28th, 2009

Providence Mayor David Cicilline cites a comprehensive cost benefit analysis conducted by Bryant University economics Professor Joseph Ilacqua, undergraduate Andrew Hayden, and the Chafee Center for International Business in his opinion piece advocating for renewal of the Port of Providence.

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Bryant U. legal scholar examines consequences of Italy’s regulations on assisted reproduction

October 27th, 2009

SMITHFIELD, R.I.  - In 2004, the Italian parliament enacted a series of regulations, known as Law 40/2004, that comprehensively controls medically assisted reproduction and outlaws several techniques, including egg cell and sperm donation.

In the ensuing five years, Law 40/2004 has not only failed to improve access to assisted reproduction technologies, it also has perpetuated practices that many consider unwise, such as the requirement to transfer all fertilized eggs into a prospective mother, according to legal scholar and ethicist Andrea Boggio of Bryant University.

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Gasoline prices are up for second week

October 27th, 2009

Despite recent increases in gas prices, Bryant economist Edinaldo Tebaldi tells the Providence Journal it is unlikely that a long-term trend of rising fuel prices is under way.

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Local grad’s business plan wins contest

October 26th, 2009

The Cape Cod Times, the hometown newspaper of Morgan Morris '12, writes about a business plan presented by Morris and Team PURO that won a recent competition at Babson.

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