Brian Gormley
Non-compete, non-disclose pacts rule in high-tech world
Non-compete and non-disclosure agreements in business are nothing new. But for high tech employers they're becoming a critical method of holding on to employees...
Meetings, conventions respond to business needs
It may seem odd to some that a group of corporate executives would visit professional football coaches searching for business acumen, but not to...
Any place you are can be your office
The days of the desk being the office equivalent of cement shoes are ending.Increasingly, employees are working outside the office. Telecommuting - working at...
Civic Center revival sought
The Providence Civic Center these days is rife with change. Workers outside are repairing concrete work; inside, walls are being painted, seats upgraded, carpets...
A Woonsocket street is reborn
It was the worst of Woonsocket streets. Lined with boarded up mill houses, weeds sprouting from sidewalk cracks, Lincoln Street was a neighborhood in...
Apples aplenty for picking, R.I. orchards report
Despite a rainy spring pollination season that hurt many area apple growers, most orchard owners say they have an ample crop for this year's...
Conversion of efficiencies board’s answer to Sec.8
The Providence Housing Authority, citing competition from Section 8 housing, will convert 15 to 20 percent of its efficiency units into one-bedroom apartments to...
Credit unions welcome
Federal credit unions are buoyant about recent legislation enabling them to expand more easily, but bankers warn that the new law only subsidizes what...









