Bethany Costello
SEC tightens up on ‘earnings management’
Securities and Exchange Commission officials are cracking down on companies that manipulate their earnings to appease analysts and investors, slapping firms with stiff penalties...
Back from brink, ttools revived
Happy staffers Tracy Leigh, Sixten Abbot and Tom Hazzard.
A small Rhode Island technology manufacturer, which saw its very existence threatened when a large competitor...
St. Anne’s expansion a boon to Fall River
The fourth largest employer in Fall River -- Saint Anne's Hospital -- is expanding. And that expansion is expected to bring hundreds of jobs...
Careers in medicine losing favor among youths
The changes in managed health care are not only affecting patients, but physicians and aspiring doctors as well. According to a recent Association of...
‘Something to do’ becomes their work of art
Company: Mount Fuji Florist, Inc.
Owner: Ronnie Vescera
Employees: 3
Type of Business: Floral shop
Year Founded: 1977
Annual Revenues: WND
CHRISTMAS IS COMMING and...
Rhode Island’s rich history
Announcing his intention to preserve the religious liberties of all Americans, then new-president George Washington sent a hand-written letter to the Touro Synagogue in...
Internet fraud flourishing
Every year Americans lose between $40 and $60 million in telemarketing scams, according to the Better Business Bureau. Last spring, an elderly North Kingstown...
Internet fraud flourishing
Every year Americans lose between $40 and $60 million in telemarketing scams, according to the Better Business Bureau. Last spring, an elderly North Kingstown...
Boston travelers going Green, TF that is
Since T.F. Green Airport in Warwick opened its new terminal in 1996 it has more than doubled the number of passengers it serves, going...
Heartlab’s imaging system paying off
Company: Heartlab Inc.
Owners: Robert Petrocelli and Jonathan Elion, MD
Employees: 34
Location: Westerly
Year Founded: 1994
Annual Revenues: $7 million
ONE OF THE FOUNDERS...








