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The unsinkable Luther Blount
Name: Luther H. Blount
Profession: Investor, entrepreneur, semi-retired from the shipbuilding
business he founded in 1949 and the cruise line he founded in 1966.
Education: Wentworth...
On the road, ‘Pimpernel’ repays some of its investment
In about a month, the professional life of the musical version of The Scarlet Pimpernel will come to an end in Grand Rapids, Michigan,...
Now it’s up to business to assure workplace safety
The defeat by Congress of OSHA's stiff ergonomics standards, a point of considerable contention between the business and labor communities, may be a victory...
Annie lyricist says Broadway must be true to itself
It's not surprising that Martin Charnin thinks Broadway should not succumb to the lures of rock music or MTV.
After all, Charnin, the lyricist for...
Minorities still rare among law firms <br><i>Fewer than 2 percent</i>
Efforts over the last several years to increase the number of minority lawyers
in Rhode Island -- and nationally -- are failing, with less...
Rhode Island law groups focus on minority students
While it may be difficult to hire minority lawyers, the Rhode Island Bar Association, Roger Williams University Law School and the Rhode Island Law...
Storm wasn’t ‘Perfect,’ but it was expensive
The "perfect storm"!
"We've not seen anything like this in decades!"
Enough, the forecasters would suggest, to make the blizzard of '78 seem like a mere...
Oskar Eustis has a vision for ‘Downcity’s’ rebirth
There's an intensity in his eyes that easily reveals a passion for the arts.
It shows when Oskar Eustis talks of the theater, or about...
Advantage shifts to workers in pursuit of happiness
It's no longer what can the employee do for the company, but rather what the company can do for the employee.
That message is being...
Hotel tax rollback urged
If the state legislature does not roll back the hotel room tax, tourism advocates believe it could cost the state more than $25 million...
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