The R.I. Life Science Hub is leading development of our state’s first life science incubator, and is already generating a great return on our investment, writes House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi ...

They adapted by establishing grist mills and later shoe and textile factories, powered by water. However, post-World War I economic hardships led to factory closures as industries relocated to ...

it was the first textile machine designed to be powered by water. Arkwright set up the first water-powered cotton mill at Cromford, Derbyshire, in 1771. He is regarded as the founder of the ...