Gail Hulbert
Mass. colleges to train for jobs
The Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce and a non-partisan think tank are pushing for approval of a bill that would expand the role of...
Retailer’s website tailored for its online store
COMPANY: Team One Newport, Inc.
WHERE TO FIND IT: www.team1newport.com
CRITIQUE
This Newport-based vendor of sailing gear has a new site that falls short of its...
Design firm blends ethnicities and experiences
A troika of local industrial designers are benefiting from technological advances resulting in the lower cost of designing consumer products. Notch Design Group of...
Thomas M. Long
Name: Thomas M. Long
Position: Vice President and General Manager for ABC6, WLNE-TV
Background: Born in South Carolina. Raised in northwest United States. Joined WLNE-TV...
Overlapping jewelry shows highlight needs
The industry group representing the nation's jewelry makers has completed a five-day experiment in overlapping trade shows aimed at reinvigorating the fashion jewelry market...
Beauty and function lead to success by design
Beauty and function are not only compatible. They are the hallmarks of a profitable company and the ultimate tools of competition.
That was the message...
Memorial Hospital, Partners link reflects regionalization mode
"I think Memorial's decision demonstrates that we're in a regional marketplace," said Edward Quinlan, president of the Hospital Association of Rhode Island. "Competition is...
Escape is putting the fun back in sailing
Company name: Escape Sailboat Company, LLC
Owner: Peter Johnstone
Employees: 14
Type of business: user-friendly sailboats
Location: Portsmouth
Year founded: 1997
1998 sales :...
Key Cyto board member quits over subsidiary
Patrick Aebischer, one of the scientific founders of CytoTherapeutics, has resigned from the board of directors over what a spokeswoman for the Lincoln-based biotechnology...
Marketing Corner
Lee Gorman - who as head of The Gorman Group filed for liquidation in U.S. Bankruptcy Court last June - has a new place...