Matthew Whalen has been named senior vice president and chief technology officer at GTECH Corp. more

Officials in San Bernardino County, Calif., believe they have figured out a clever way to solve the county’s, and possibly the nation’s, housing problems. more

Thanks to industrial-scale fishing off Rhode Island’s coast, one of the most humble fish is in the spotlight of the state’s fishermen and regulators. more

According to the National Association of Manufacturers, every manufacturing job is supported by 3.5 service jobs. It is no wonder, then, that politicians want to talk up the sector. Growing manufacturing jobs not only adds highly paid, blue-collar workers to payrolls, it helps bring down the country’s persistent unemployment problem, too. more

A job applicant looks stunned when the human resources manager tells him, “You say here you’re eager to ‘push the envelope.’ Great! We’ll place you in the mail room.” more

Cari P. Orsi LEED AP-project engineer for Pare Corp., was recently named 2012 Young Engineer of the Year by the Rhode Island Society of Professional Engineers for her achievements in education, employment and professional and public-service activities. Since joining Pare in 2004, Orsi has received her master’s degree in engineering and construction-project management, become a LEED-accredited professional and served as a board member and the first female president of the Providence Engineering Society. more

The Bank for International Settlements, which acts as a bank for the world’s central banks, should know fudged numbers when it sees them. What may come as a surprise is how openly it has been discussing the problem of bogus balance sheets at large financial companies. more

When Bob Beagle, recently retired vice president for university advancement at the University of Rhode Island, came to the school in the early 1990s, the national banking crisis had left the state in fiscal disarray. more

The Providence Business News Executive Poll is a weekly survey of 70 business leaders throughout the state, representing small and large companies in a variety of industries. more

Boy Scouts get ready to canoe at Three Point Waterfront at Camp Yawgoog. The Hopkinton camp welcomed Boy Scouts for the 97th consecutive season on July 1. The 1,800-acre reservation serves more than 6,400 Scouts during the summer from as far as Germany. Yawgoog is the country’s third-oldest Boy Scout camp and is operated by the Narragansett Council, Boy Scouts of America. This year, the camp will be open for eight weeks, until Aug. 26. more