David Ortiz
Overturning lien law could hurt contractors
A Rhode Island Superior Court judge recently declared the state’s mechanics’ lien law unconstitutional, barring contractors from placing liens on properties on which they...
Providence region No. 1 in newspaper readership
A higher percentage of people read newspapers on a daily basis in the Providence-New Bedford area than anywhere else in America, according to a...
State may rake in more beach parking fees
Town leaders in South County are frothing over a proposed budget change that would yank the towns’ share of parking fees at state beaches....
Legislation could help self-employed afford health insurance benefits
New legislation filed on Capitol Hill would help America’s 16 million self-employed
business owners – many who work out of their...
Pizza Pie-er has a recipe for success
Company: Pizza Pie-er
Owner: Bahman Jalili
Location: 374 Wickenden St., Providence
Employees: 25
Founded: 1987
Type of business: Pizza take-out and delivery
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Latinos logging on
Two Web sites target an untapped market
Two new Providence-based Internet companies that serve Rhode Island’s Spanish-speaking community are changing the media landscape in...
Private flying licenses taking off
Travel headaches prompt executives to become pilots
Alfred J. Mello Jr. can see it now. He’ll drive to T.F. Green Airport for one...
Washington Trust expanding, sees net income grow
Name: John C. Warren
Position: Chairman and CEO, The Washington Trust Company
Age: 58
Professional background: Warren joined Washington Trust as its president...
R.I. helps Philip Morris and itself
33 states dependent on tobacco money helped shield cigarette
giant from bankruptcy
Rhode Island averted a landmark legal wrangle with cigarette maker Philip...
Local law professor explores leadership vs. management
Battered by the torrential economic fallout of recent years, many businesses are spending money on consultants and professional education seminars in their fight to...
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