David Ortiz
Realtor plays national role with local views
As the owner of a successful Rhode Island real estate firm and advocate for her industry nationally, Sharon Steele has thrived by taking a...
Healthy corporate culture a key to AFS’ success
In the past year, as troubles mounted in the real estate and financial industries, Newport-based Advanced Financial Services Inc. worked daily to share as...
Program turns Bay into classroom
Students from the Beacon Charter High School in Woonsocket, who huddled at the shoreline outside Save The Bay’s headquarters at Fields Point to collect...
Recycling programs can boost bottom line
Almost every morning during the summer, a worker from Fox Meadow Farm in Tiverton drives a pickup truck to the Aquidneck Corporate Park in...
PEMA must improve communication in emergencies
Peter Gaynor started work as director of the Providence Emergecy Management Agency on Feb. 25. He was hired following the Dec. 13 snowstorm that...
Congress considers broader definition of ‘disabled’
Lawmakers in Washington, D.C., are considering a bill that would broaden the definition of what it means to be a disabled worker, eligible for...
New England Tech plans to grow ‘green’ program
For decades, the New England Institute of Technology has trained students to take careers in electrical engineering, automotive repair and other blue-collar jobs. Now,...
Nanotechnology turning science fiction to reality
A small company in downtown Providence is engineering gold particles invisible to the human eye that can be used to build cheap, rechargeable solar...
Staples gives $53,000 for city playground
PROVIDENCE – The Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council and KaBOOM!, a nonprofit that envisions a great place to play within walking distance of every child...
Astro-Med reports record first-quarter sales
WEST WARWICK - Astro-Med Inc., a manufacturer of high-tech specialty printing systems, electronic medical instrumentation, and test and measurement instruments reported net income of...