David Ortiz
Flight pattern unchanged
Convenience, Southwest seen as key despite Logan’s improved access
News that Boston Big Dig officials recently opened a new tunnel directly into Logan Airport, cutting...
Women leading by degrees
Rhode Island women are earning college degrees at the state’s public and private universities at a much higher rate than men, according to new...
StormTite reflects owner’s discipline
Business: StormTite Company, Inc.
Type of business: Roofing, siding and windows.
Owner: Ed Ladouceur
Location: Warwick
Employees: 23
Year founded: 1969
Annual...
Fishermen catch a break from Feds
Restrictions delayed another five years
Area fishermen have won a decisive victory in their fight against stringent
federal regulations that many...
Tech tools
Computers play key role for
plumbers in training
At a training school for plumbers in East Providence, 116 plumber apprentices are learning their...
Graffiti drawing ire of city business owners
Graffiti vandalism is a chronic and costly problem in downtown Providence, say business and property owners. People whose properties are vandalized on a regular...
Tech tools
Computers play key role for
plumbers in training
At a training school for plumbers in East Providence, 116 plumber apprentices are learning their...
With labor agreements binding major projects, R.I. builders object
In recent years, most of the biggest building projects in Rhode Island have been done with the use of project labor agreements. The proliferation...
Outreach program helping Latinos
Nohemy Velasco arrived in Rhode Island with her husband from their native El Salvador in 1993. The kids came later – Nohemy wanted to...
PUC OKs basic rate hikes for Verizon, first since 1994
The Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission last week finalized new regulations for Verizon Communications that allow the telecommunications giant to raise basic residential rates...














