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Color and more, made in R.I.
People go to great lengths to secure special access to the world’s biggest events and wear their VIP passes like badges of honor, often...
Sweet, tart and a growing trend in R.I.
American fast food had hit a dry patch in dessert trends when frozen yogurt returned in a blur of neon lights, pop music and...
FM Global makes leap of faith on old HQ rehab
Few investments have seemed as risky in recent years as the construction of speculative office space in Rhode Island. Since the recession, only a...
Updated look back rises on East Side
Describe Providence real estate veteran Kenneth R. Dulgarian’s new East Side apartment building how you’d like – just don’t call it “contemporary.”
“It’s classic traditional,”...
Roll of the dice that has come up 7
Omnia Agency LLC is proof of the enduring value of the old-fashioned cold call.
The Providence advertising agency was a fledgling two-woman shop in 2009...
R.I. gaming’s main competition won’t be Indian casino
Before becoming involved with the Plainridge Racecourse harness track in Plainville, Mass., John Grogan’s game was investment banking. Grogan first met the president of...
New concept highlights possibilities, obstacles
Drake Patten was warned that opening an urban-farm-supply store in a vacant former gas station on Providence’s West Side would be difficult.
She was told...
Signs of growth for city startup
For generations, hand-painted business signs were the backdrops for American central business districts, providing a unique splash of color and lettering to each Main...
Hedge-fund investment debate is not unique to R.I.
Hedge funds are a polarizing topic across the country, but the Rhode Island state pension system’s investment in them at a time of major...
Sherman: ‘Gordian knot’ of foreclosures loosening
The “Gordian knot” of the foreclosure crisis, as former Bank Rhode Island President and CEO Merrill W. Sherman described the glut of homeowners defaulting...
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