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Volvo race hotel boost projected as limited
The upcoming Volvo Ocean Race has already provided a boost in lodging in Newport and across the state for 2015, state hospitality proponents say,...
Debt management helps clubs rebound
Golfers may not be coming out in the numbers they did before the Great Recession, but that hasn’t stopped investment in local clubs and...
Marine-services firm eyes expansion
Founder and President Bill Munger started Conanicut Marine Services Inc. by doing yacht repairs from the back of his truck and in the family...
Housing affordability offers clues to overall economy
Nicole Lagace last year stepped in to lead HousingWorks RI as interim executive director after former Executive Director Nellie Gorbea left. Lagace had spent...
Personal touch for personnel work
A planned expansion to Providence this fall for the O’Neill Consulting Group is an outgrowth of the executive search firm’s success in producing results...
Salve program trains for ‘secure’ jobs in digital age
Joe Provost, CEO of Syncstate Inc. in Holden, Mass., needed to find thieves who stole a manufacturing company’s intellectual property and products, so he...
Former Prov. mayor sees potential in Newport Grand
While perhaps best known for his stint as Providence mayor, Joseph R. Paolino Jr. has been a presence in the state’s real estate industry...
Firm shows its mettle in finishing
The Great Recession cut business in half at DiFruscia Industries Inc. – a blow from which it was difficult – but not impossible –...
Brown programs targeting professional leadership
At 55, Meryl Moss, chief operating officer of Providence-based Coastal Medical, didn’t need another college degree.
Already armed with a master’s degree in public administration...
URI center seen as bridge from campus to employment
Kimberly S. Washor in June became the first director of the University of Rhode Island’s new Center for Career and Experiential Education. The center...
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