Alicia Korney
Star Wars a force for Hasbro
It was 28 years ago the toy industry found “the force” and tapped into the lucrative licensing rights of the first Star Wars trilogy,...
URI report details merits of station plan
The merits of an intermodal station project in Warwick were recently documented in a report by a group of University of Rhode Island graduate...
A chilly forecast could freeze companies’ profits
If Old Man Winter’s Nov. 13 visit is a precursor of the winter to come, then the National Federation of Independent Business says small-business...
P-Bruins not expecting windfall during lockout
Even with the parent club in Boston likely shut down for the season, the local
affiliate Providence Bruins aren’t expecting to see...
Region president cites telecom evolution
Donna C. Cupelo
Position: Verizon Region President – Massachusetts/Rhode
Island
Background: Served as Verizon’s local region president since 1997;
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Women in Business
Summit covers access to capital, pay equity
Five speakers from the academic, banking and professional world
gathered at The Federal Reserve restaurant in...
Furniture makers craft reincarnations
Staples Cabinet Makers
Owners: Steve and Chris Staples
Location: Plainville, Mass.
Type of Business: Furniture makers
Year Founded: 1973
Employees: Five...
Slater Centers may consolidate under one fund model
State's 2005 budget proposal cuts the program's funding by 25 percent
The Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation is pushing the state’s Slater
Centers...
History repeats itself
Nearly a century after a women’s group founded Miriam Hospital, female execs write latest chapter
Almost 100 years ago, Miriam Hospital grew out of pennies...
Nonprofits strategize new revenue streams
As the state’s largest soup kitchen, mass food preparation is one thing the
Amos House in South Providence knows how to do.
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