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KEEP FIGHTING: Sandra Ruiz-Desai, far left, owner of Desai Communications in 
Connecticut, says hard work and positive thinking will help make a business successful. Next to her are, from left, Michelle Girasole, Vanessa Crum and llira Steinman. /

Long hours are no burden when business is yours

A woman can be expected to put a tremendous amount of work into a business that she herself starts because it is a joy...
AT THE ASSEMBLY: Representatives Amy G. Rice (D-Portsmouth) and Frank G. Ferri (D-Warwick) confer in the House Chamber last week. /

Health care copay unlikely for R.I. lawmakers

Rhode Island is one of only two states in the nation that pay the full cost of health insurance coverage for legislators and their...
DIGICATION INC. owner Kelly Driscoll speaks with CEO Jeffrey Yen in her Providence office, while Roshi rests below. /

Challenging times for businesses

There was a time when, if a successful small-business owner needed capital, he or she would simply meet with the manager of a local...

Newport gets cold shoulder as <br> ice company moves to Fall River

Newport may have the cultural cachet, the sailboats and the mansions, but a co-owner of Eastern Ice Co. Inc. says there is no better...
VISITORS check out Hispanic businesses featured at a business expo in Providence last year that was sponsored by WRIW Telemundo Providence. /

Telemundo expansion adds thousands of Mass. viewers

Expansion of WRIW-TV Telemundo Providence to the Comcast cable system that serves the New Bedford and Fall River area has resulted in a 20-percent...
JEWEL IN THE DISTRICT: Stanley’s Restaurant brought its trademark style of hamburgers to Providence’s Jewelry District in 2008. /

Stanley’s evokes art deco era in Jewelry District

Greg Raheb, owner of the venerable Stanley’s Restaurant on Dexter Street in Central Falls, was scouting around to find a spot for a second...
Gleda Delgado, left, laughs following a role-playing excercise at Kahn, Litwin, Renza & Co. /

Happy workers lead to satisfied customers at KLR

It wouldn’t seem as if a fish market in Seattle could offer any lessons to the largest accounting firm in Rhode Island. When it...
A STABLE TROUPE of local actors and other efforts to stay connected to the community have helped Trinity Repertory Company survive as a regional theater, according to company executives Richard Jaffe, left, and Michael Gennaro. /

Trinity Rep’s business model a rarity on national scene

Rhode Island theater-goers long have appreciated Providence’s Trinity Repertory Company, though an intense debate taking place in national theater circles suggests they may be...

Budget pain looming for groups both big and small

With Rhode Island facing a projected deficit of hundreds of millions of dollars, a $28,500 cut in next year’s proposed state budget will do...

General Assembly backs renewable-energy bills

Legislation approved by lawmakers and designed to promote the development of renewable-energy sources could see Rhode Island take the lead in breaking dependence on...
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