Denise Perreault
Flexibility is key to getting more from employees
Companies are finding out that allowing employees to work flexible schedules can add to productivity, morale and retention rates without severely affecting business in...
Court upholds city edict on hotel-worker retention
A federal appeals court upheld a Providence city ordinance that requires the new owners of hotels to retain current employees for at least three...
Tuition is rising; still a bargain?
Tuition is slated to rise next year at the state’s colleges and university, but they remain competitive with their counterparts in the region and...
Digging for new seafood markets
Most people think of clams as bite-sized creatures, with larger versions sometimes known as quahogs, especially in Rhode Island, but surf clams are something...
Conference spotlights financial literacy
(Corrected, Dec. 21)
PROVIDENCE – The subtle, often-overlooked ways that financial literacy can affect the workplace and career prospects were the subject of extended discussion...
State removes boiler inspection requirement for 3,000
PROVIDENCE – Starting this week, the state will no longer require the inspection of 3,400 low-pressure water heaters in more than 3,000 small businesses,...
Income tax fraud is rising due to growth in e-filing
The state taxation division stopped the issuance of $1.5 million in what were fraudulent personal income tax refunds in 2009, a figure sure to...
Polar Express reservations to begin in January
A holiday staple for 12 years, the Blackstone Valley Tourism Council’s Polar Express train trip has expanded, including adding a half-dozen new trips this...
Marketing effort eager to woo businesses to Pawtucket
A lot is happening in Pawtucket, as a conversation with Thomas A. Mann Jr., executive director of The Pawtucket Foundation, readily reveals. The foundation,...
Prospective Biltmore buyer backs out
PROVIDENCE – Sale of the bankrupt Biltmore Hotel, scheduled to take place Friday in Superior Court, has fallen through.
Providence attorney Richard L. Gemma,...
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