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Making long-term investment count
Toray Plastics (America) Inc. gets a lot of workers from the University of Rhode Island, so when company executives became aware of the school’s...
Sailing to profits in crowded field
There’s more to sailing in Rhode Island than sun, sea breezes and drinks at the yacht club.
Behind those leisurely days on the bay is...
Chafee eyes tax on travel sites
Taxes are always more popular when they’re paid by someone else, such as, say, television personality William Shatner.
Maybe that’s why R.I. Director of Administration...
Rebuild of fire-ravaged yacht club approved
Edgewood Yacht Club Commodore Wayne Kezirian described the atmosphere along the Cranston waterfront as “akin to a funeral” following the 2011 fire that destroyed...
Riverfront revival in Pawtucket?
Editor’s note: This is the second in an occasional series looking at efforts to preserve and revitalize the state’s downtown areas.
Swapping rusted, green steel...
Underutilized Armory landmark in line for repairs
When the West Broadway Neighborhood Association held its 30th Anniversary Gala at the Cranston Street Armory last fall, it was the first time many...
Lower costs making solar competitive energy alternative
Joe Tomlinson’s start as an environmental entrepreneur came with organic apparel, first T-shirts, then founding the Revel Seven company and into developing a denim-finishing...
New ideas urged for ‘Superman’ reuse
(Corrected, March 10, 12 p.m.)
The stains and chips in the façade of Providence’s “Superman Building” become more noticeable with each year of deferred maintenance...
Startups see an uptick in investment
The $20 million investment raised by e-commerce startup Teespring in December was a fitting end to 2013, even if the news broke early this...
Trimming waistlines growing market for Preventure
Businesses from a wide range of industries have expanded into the growing health and wellness sector in recent years, so it’s an obvious avenue...
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