Denise Perreault
R.I. sees ‘dramatic improvement’ on education ranking
PROVIDENCE – In what state education officials call “a dramatic improvement,” Rhode Island is now ranked 20th among the states and District of Columbia...
SBA approves $22M in small business loans
(Updated, 4:45 p.m.)
PROVIDENCE – Small business loans approved by the U.S. Small Business Administration exceeded $22 million in the last quarter of 2011.
Between...
Firm a player in trade-show game
Trade shows are an industry in and of themselves and no one knows that better than a company specializing in preparing and presenting trade...
Helping others a commitment she’s happy to fulfill
She’s a slim wisp of a woman quite at home at this place where she is employed, although Eileen Hayes would never call what...
Screenplay competition seeking Rhody-based films
Organizers of the Rhode Island Screenplay Competition this week expect to name a winner from four finalists.
The contest was created by the state film...
Channel 36 fundraiser seeks R.I. antiques
Rhode Island’s public-television station will hold an antiques-discovery show as a February fundraiser that organizers say will be unique in the nation because it...
Best chamber events promote business, community
Lisa B. Konicki in November was named the 2011 Chamber Executive of the Year for New England by the New England Association of Chamber...
Shock waves from China disaster would reach R.I.
“The No. 1 killer of businesses is complacency.”
That’s the final sentence and essential conclusion in a special report that FM Global commissioned to...
New yacht-show owners stepping up marketing
As if Newport won’t be bustling enough this coming summer with the America’s Cup World Series in June and the Tall Ships in July,...
Helping donors connect to students in need
By creating what he calls “a new way of giving” for the Internet age, a recent Brown University graduate is helping young people from...
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