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Xprize Competition to Extend Life Announced by Longevity Investor Peter Diamandis

"If I'm 62 right now, my mission is to do everything I can to give myself those extra decades to intercept those technologies coming our way," Fortune quotes Peter Diamandis as saying. Diamandis...more

Ping An Health Wins Good Design Award for Its Innovative Design

Japan's Good Design Award has given its top honor to a company that "stands as a testament to human-centric design," per a press release. That company is China's Ping An Health, which has just...more

New Intelligence++ Ventures Initiative

"From AI digital and other emerging technologies, this field is poised for rapid growth." So says Gianfranco Zaccai in announcing Syracuse University's new Intelligence++ Ventures program, which...more

The Popularity of Regional Mexican Music Is Crossing Borders and Going Global

"It's never going to be out of style, being heartbroken." That's how Felix Contreras and Ana Sayre describe regional Mexican music known as sierreno, which has been around for more than a century...more

People Building Stronger Communities

Senate to Rehear Proposal to Track Business Grant Program

R.I. Economic Development Firm Loses 3 More Members

The Street Dawgs and Cats Care Fair

A Broader National Support System for Community Information

Social Enterprises Can Scale Impact through Good Branding, Marketing

Global Leaders to Gather at Web Conference to Address Economic Development Issues

Three-Hour Group Sessions Can Prevent Mental Health Issues Among Teens

Social Enterprise To Operate Hawker Centre To Improve Food Affordability

Internet Entrepreneur to Launch 2 New Startups